Megalobatrachonema is a nematode genus.[1] Species of this genus are parasites of a number of amphibians including the rough-skinned newt.[2]

Megalobatrachonema
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Nematoda
Class: Chromadorea
Order: Rhabditida
Family: Kathlaniidae
Genus: Megalobatrachonema
Yamaguti, 1941

References

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  1. ^ Jane P. M. Richardson (1989). Phylogenetic analysis of the genus Megalobatrachonema Yamaguti, 1941 (Ascardida: Cosmocercoidea: Kathlaniidae) with field and laboratory observations of M. waldeni. National Library of Canada. ISBN 0-315-47296-0.
  2. ^ C. Michael Hogan (2008). Nicklas Stromberg (ed.). "Rough-skinned Newt (Taricha granulosa)". GlobalTwitcher. Archived from the original on 2009-05-27. Retrieved 2008-11-17.