Paracapillaria xenentodoni

Paracapillaria xenentodoni
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Nematoda
Class:	Enoplea
Order:	Enoplida
Family:	Capillariidae
Genus:	Paracapillaria
Species:	P. xenentodoni
Binomial name
	Paracapillaria xenentodoni; De & Maity, 1994

Paracapillaria xenentodoni is a parasitic nematode present in the migratory fish Xenentodon cancila.^[1] It has been observed in India.

Description

This species has a relatively large body size, with eggs reaching 0.040–0.049 × 0.021–0.026 mm. The structure of the male caudal extremity presents two wide, lobe-like, dorso-lateral caudal projections. It has a large spicule (0.236–0.374 mm) and a transversely wrinkled and non-spiny spicular sheath. Its stichosome has 30–40 stichocytes and it has a slightly elevated anterior vulval lip.

References

^ De, N. C.; Maity, R. N. (1994). "Paracapillaria xenentodoni n. sp. (Nematoda: Trichuroidea) from the fish Xenentodon cancila (Hamilton) from West Bengal, India". Systematic Parasitology. 27 (1): 71–75. doi:10.1007/BF02185668. ISSN 0165-5752.

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[DeMaity1994-1] De, N. C.; Maity, R. N. (1994). "Paracapillaria xenentodoni n. sp. (Nematoda: Trichuroidea) from the fish Xenentodon cancila (Hamilton) from West Bengal, India". Systematic Parasitology. 27 (1): 71–75. doi:10.1007/BF02185668. ISSN 0165-5752.

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