Cucullanus variolae
Cucullanus variolae is a species of parasitic nematodes.[1] It is an endoparasite of the fish species Variola louti (type-host) and Variola albimarginata. The species has been described in 2020 by František Moravec & Jean-Lou Justine from material collected off New Caledonia in the South Pacific Ocean.[1]
| Cucullanus variolae | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Nematoda |
| Class: | Chromadorea |
| Order: | Rhabditida |
| Family: | Cucullanidae |
| Genus: | Cucullanus |
| Species: | C. variolae |
| Binomial name | |
| Cucullanus variolae | |
References
- Moravec, František; Justine, Jean-Lou (2020). "New records of cucullanid nematodes from marine fishes off New Caledonia, with descriptions of five new species of Cucullanus (Nematoda, Cucullanidae)". Parasite. 27: 37. doi:10.1051/parasite/2020030. ISSN 1776-1042. PMC 7236544. PMID 32425154.
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