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Genus of nematodes

Rhabdias
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Nematoda
Class: Chromadorea
Order: Rhabditida
Family: Rhabdiasidae
Genus: Rhabdias
Stiles & Hassall, 1905

Rhabdias is a genus of nematodes belonging to the family Rhabdiasidae. The genus has cosmopolitan distribution and includes over 90 species mainly parasitic in the lungs of amphibians and reptiles.

Systematics of species of Rhadias is not easy due to the usual absence of males and the morphological similarity in females.

Species

The genus includes the following species:

References

  1. ^ "Rhabdias Stiles & Hassall, 1905". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
  2. ^ Zeng, Jia-Lu; Chen, Hui-Xia; Xu, Hong-Ru; Li, Liang (2024). "Morphology, complete mitochondrial genome, and molecular phylogeny of Rhabdias macrocephalum n. sp. (Nematoda: Rhabdiasidae) from Diploderma splendidum (Reptilia: Agamidae)". Parasite. 31: 48. doi:10.1051/parasite/2024046. ISSN 1776-1042. PMC 11323812. PMID 39140873. Open access icon
Taxon identifiers
Rhabdias
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