Family: Pseudaliidae

Revised 02/27/24

Classification:
 

   Chromadorea

Chromadoria

Rhabditida

Rhabditina

Metastrogyloidea

Pseudaliidae Railliet & Henry 1909

Three subfamilies:

• Halocercinae - paraites of lungs of dolphins
• Pseudaliinae - parasites of vascular system and heart of porpoises.
• Stenurinae - parasites of lungs and circulatory system of dolphins, porpoises

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Morphology and Anatomy:

• Buccal capsule vestigial; mouth without lips
• bursa reduced, rays usually fused;
• vulva in posterior region of body, usually with sphincter;
• female monodelphic;
• ovoviviparous.

References

Beveridge, I., Spratt, D.M.  and Durette-Desset, M-C. 2014. Order Strongylida (Railliet and Henry, 1913). In Schmidt-Raesa, A. (ed). Handbook of Zoology: Gastroctricha, Cycloneurelia and Gnathifera. Vol 2. Nematoda. De Gruyter, Berlin

Durette-Desset, M-C., Hugot, J.P., Darlu, P. and Chabaud, A.G. 1999. A cladistic analysis of the Trichostrongyloidea. Int. Jour. Parasitol. 21:579-587.

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