Huffmanela filamentosa

Huffmanela filamentosa is a parasitic nematode[1] It has been observed on the gills of the lethrinid fish Gymnocranius oblongus and Gymnocranius grandoculis off New Caledonia. Its eggs are released from the gill mucosa with the turnover of living tissues and immediately continue their life-cycle.

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

Description

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Gymnocranius oblongus, the fish host of Huffmanela filamentosa

The adults are unknown, only the eggs were described. The eggs are 48–53 micrometers in length and 25–30 micrometers in width, with thin shells. Each egg bears a few long (150 micrometers), thin filaments.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ 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.
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