Genus of worms
Ascarophisnema
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Ascarophisnema tridentatum
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Scientific classification
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Domain:
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Eukaryota
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Kingdom:
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Animalia
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Phylum:
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Nematoda
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Class:
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Chromadorea
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Order:
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Rhabditida
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Family:
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Cystidicolidae
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Genus:
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Ascarophisnema Moravec & Justine, 2010
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Species:
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A. tridentatum
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Binomial name
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Ascarophisnema tridentatum
Moravec & Justine, 2010
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Ascarophisnema is a genus of parasitic nematodes, belonging to the family Cystidicolidae. Species of Ascarophisnema are parasitic as adults in the gastrointestinal tract of fish. [1][2] According to the World Register of Marine Species, the genus currently (2019) includes a single species, Ascarophisnema tridentatum.[2]
- ^ Moravec, František; Justine, Jean-Lou (2010). "Two new genera and species of cystidicolids (Nematoda, Cystidicolidae) from marine fishes off New Caledonia". Parasitology International. 59 (2): 198–205. doi:10.1016/j.parint.2010.01.005. ISSN 1383-5769. PMID 20129064.
- ^ a b Bezerra, T.N.; Decraemer, W.; Eisendle-Flöckner, U.; Hodda, M.; Holovachov, O.; Leduc, D.; Miljutin, D.; Mokievsky, V.; Peña Santiago, R.; Sharma, J.; Smol, N.; Tchesunov, A.; Venekey, V.; Zeng, Z.; Vanreusel, A. (2019). Nemys: World Database of Nematodes. Ascarophisnema Moravec & Justine, 2010. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1307705 on 2019-01-04