Huffmanela branchialis explained

Huffmanela branchialis is a parasitic nematode[1] It has been observed on the gills of the fork-tailed threadfin bream Nemipterus furcosus, a nemipterid marine fish off New Caledonia. Its eggs are released from the gill mucosa with the turnover of living tissues and immediately continue their life-cycle.

Description

The adults are unknown, only the eggs were described. The eggs are 45–52 micrometers in length and 23–30 micrometers in width, with thin shells. Each egg is enclosed in a thin membrane forming a spindle-shaped envelope 53–85 micrometers in length.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Justine. Jean-Lou. Three new species of Huffmanela Moravec, 1987 (Nematoda: Trichosomoididae) from the gills of marine fish off New Caledonia. Systematic Parasitology. 59. 1. 2004. 29–37. 0165-5752. 10.1023/B:SYPA.0000038442.25230.8b. 15318018. 29105973 .