Spinitectus

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Spinitectus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Nematoda
Class: Chromadorea
Order: Rhabditida
Family: Cystidicolidae
Genus: Spinitectus
Fourment, 1883

Spinitectus is a genus of nematodes belonging to the family Cystidicolidae. [1] [2]

The genus has almost cosmopolitan distribution. [2]

Species: [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 Moravec, František; Huffman, David G.; de Buron, Isaure; González-Solís, David (2023). "Redescriptions of Spinitectus acipenseri and S. micracanthus (Nematoda, Cystidicolidae), with notes on the taxonomy of Spinitectus-like nematodes parasitising North American fishes". Parasite. 30: 33. doi: 10.1051/parasite/2023036 . Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  2. 1 2 3 "Spinitectus Fourment, 1883". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 4 October 2021.