Paracapillaria Mendonça, 1963

Arai, Hisao P. & Smith, John W., 2016, Guide to the Parasites of Fishes of Canada Part V: Nematoda, Zootaxa 4185 (1), pp. 1-274 : 28

Paracapillaria Mendonça, 1963

Generic diagnosis (after Moravec 2001). Capillariidae . Stichosome comprises one row of stichocytes. Males lack lateral caudal alae. Membranous bursa supported by two lateral digital processes (rays) bent along posterior border of bursa to dorsal side ( Fig. 22 A). Dorsal caudal projection absent. Pair of large sessile ad-cloacal or post-cloacal papillae present. Spicule without rough transverse grooves on surface. Spicular sheath non-spiny. Vulvar appendage absent.

One species, Paracapillaria (Paracapillaria) parophrysi , known from Canadian Pacific fishes.

Figures

FIGURE 22. Paracapillaria (Paracapillaria) parophrysi (Moravec, Margolis & McDonald, 1981) Moravec, 1982. A. male, tail, ventral view; B. male, tail, lateral view; C. female, vulvar region; D. egg. (Redrawn from Moravec 2001)