Stenurus

Stenurus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Nematoda
Class: Chromadorea
Order: Strongylida
Family: Pseudaliidae
Genus: Stenurus

Stenurus is a genus of nematode that infects cetaceans (whales, dolphins, and porpoises).

Species

There are 15 species:[1]

  • S. arctomarinus Delyamure & Kleinenberg, 1958
  • S. auditivus Hsu & Hoeppli, 1933
  • S. australis Sarmiento & Tantalean, 1991
  • S. globicephalae Baylis & Daubney, 1925
  • S. minor (Kuhn, 1829) Baylis & Daubney, 1925
  • S. nanjingensis Tao, 1983
  • S. ovatus (von Linstow, 1910) Baylis & Daubney, 1925
  • S. truei Machida, 1974
  • S. yamagutii Kuramochi, Araki & Machida, 1990
  • S. alatus (Leuckart, 1848) Yorke & Maplestone, 1926 accepted as Pharurus alatus (Leuckart, 1848) Stiles & Hassall, 1905 (Superseded combination)
  • S. arcticus (Cobb, 1888) Baylis & Daubney, 1925 accepted as Pharurus pallasii (Van Beneden, 1870) Arnold & Gaskin, 1975 (Synonym)
  • S. inflexus (Rudolphi, 1808) Dujardin, 1845 accepted as Pseudalius inflexus (Rudolphi, 1808) Schneider, 1866 (Superseded combination)
  • S. pallasii (van Beneden, 1870) accepted as Pharurus pallasii (Van Beneden, 1870) Arnold & Gaskin, 1975 (Superseded combination)
  • S. phocoenae Dougherty, 1943 accepted as Stenurus minor (Kuhn, 1829) Baylis & Daubney, 1925 (Synonym)
  • S. vagans (Eschricht, 1841) Dougherty, 1943 accepted as Stenurus minor (Kuhn, 1829) Baylis & Daubney, 1925 (Synonym)

References

  1. WoRMS. Deprez T, ed. "Stenurus". NeMys. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
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