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| Paragendria papuanensis | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Nematoda |
| Class: | Chromadorea |
| Order: | Ascaridida |
| Family: | Quimperiidae |
| Genus: | Paragendria |
| Species: | P. papuanensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Paragendria papuanensis Moravec et al. 2008 | |
Paragendria papuanensis is a species of nematode parasite. It parasitises freshwater fishes from Papua New Guinea, particularly Glossamia gjellerupi and Melanotaenia affinis.
Description
It is characterized by the absence of oesophageal teeth, the presence of conspicuously inflated papillae of the last two subventral pairs, a gubernaculum, spicules 69–75 μm long, eggs measuring 57–66 × 39–45 μm, and a small body (between 3.2 and 5.8 millimetres (0.13 and 0.23 in) long).
References
- Moravec F, Ríha M, Kuchta R (June 2008). "Two new nematode species, Paragendria papuanensis sp. n. (Seuratoidea) and Rhabdochona papuanensis sp. n. (Thelazioidea), from freshwater fishes in Papua New Guinea". Folia Parasitologica. 55 (2): 127–35. doi:10.14411/fp.2008.017. PMID 18666416.
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