Falcaustra tannaensis | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Nematoda |
Class: | Chromadorea |
Family: | Kathlaniidae |
Genus: | Falcaustra |
Species: | F. tannaensis
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Binomial name | |
Falcaustra tannaensis Bursey et al., 2010
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Falcaustra tannaensis is the 87th discovered species of the nematode genus Falcaustra. [1] It has been identified in geckos from Tanna Island, Vanuatu. [1] Species of Falcaustra have been known parasites that occur in the digestive tracts of fish, amphibians, and mammals. [1] Until 2010, none had ever been identified in the South Pacific Islands. [1]
Falcaustra tannaensis is a nematode with a cylindrical body tapering anteriorly and posteriorly. [1] It has a thin cuticle with fine, regular striations. [1] Mouth opening is triangular, surrounded by 3 large lips, each with 2 papillai, amphidial pore at lateral edge of each subventral lip. [1] Its lip support is lightly sclerotized. Cervical papillae slightly posterior to nerve ring, inconspicuous. The tail is conical and pointed in both sexes. [1] It is also related to Falcaustra pelusios, a nematode that infects the gastrointestinal tract of turtles. [2]
Falcaustra tannaensis | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Nematoda |
Class: | Chromadorea |
Family: | Kathlaniidae |
Genus: | Falcaustra |
Species: | F. tannaensis
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Binomial name | |
Falcaustra tannaensis Bursey et al., 2010
|
Falcaustra tannaensis is the 87th discovered species of the nematode genus Falcaustra. [1] It has been identified in geckos from Tanna Island, Vanuatu. [1] Species of Falcaustra have been known parasites that occur in the digestive tracts of fish, amphibians, and mammals. [1] Until 2010, none had ever been identified in the South Pacific Islands. [1]
Falcaustra tannaensis is a nematode with a cylindrical body tapering anteriorly and posteriorly. [1] It has a thin cuticle with fine, regular striations. [1] Mouth opening is triangular, surrounded by 3 large lips, each with 2 papillai, amphidial pore at lateral edge of each subventral lip. [1] Its lip support is lightly sclerotized. Cervical papillae slightly posterior to nerve ring, inconspicuous. The tail is conical and pointed in both sexes. [1] It is also related to Falcaustra pelusios, a nematode that infects the gastrointestinal tract of turtles. [2]