Huffmanela branchialis

Huffmanela branchialis is a parasitic nematode[1] It has been observed on the gills of the fork-tailed threadfin bream Nemipterus furcosus, a nemipterid marine fish off New Caledonia. Its eggs are released from the gill mucosa with the turnover of living tissues and immediately continue their life-cycle.

Huffmanela branchialis
Egg of
Huffmanela branchialis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Nematoda
Class: Enoplea
Order: Trichocephalida
Family: Trichosomoididae
Genus: Huffmanela
Species:
H. branchialis
Binomial name
Huffmanela branchialis
Justine, 2004

Description

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The fork-tailed threadfin bream (Nemipterus furcosus) has its gills parasitized by Huffmanela branchialis in New Caledonia

The adults are unknown, only the eggs were described.[1] The eggs are 45–52 micrometers in length and 23–30 micrometers in width, with thin shells. Each egg is enclosed in a thin membrane forming a spindle-shaped envelope 53–85 micrometers in length.

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References

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  1. ^ a b Justine, Jean-Lou (2004). "Three new species of Huffmanela Moravec, 1987 (Nematoda: Trichosomoididae) from the gills of marine fish off New Caledonia". Systematic Parasitology. 59 (1): 29–37. doi:10.1023/B:SYPA.0000038442.25230.8b. ISSN 0165-5752. PMID 15318018. S2CID 29105973.