Crenosoma

Crenosoma
Systematics
Trunk : Roundworms Subclass : Rhabditida Order : Strongylida Family : Crenosomatidae Genre : Crenosoma
Scientific name
Crenosoma
Molin , 1861

Crenosoma is a genus of roundworms thatparasitizein the lungs of predators and insectivores . The generic name is derived from the transverse folds that are mainly present in the front area, which give the body a notched appearance (from Latin crenatus 'notched', Greek soma 'body'). The larvae enter the outside world with the feces. Snails serve as intermediate hosts, and in one species also fish. The mating bag is well developed. There are twogenital tracts oppositethe vulva (amphidelphic uterus ) with a distinct sphincter .

species

• Crenosoma brasiliense (lung worm in Molina`s )
• Crenosoma caucasicum
• Crenosoma lophocara
• Crenosoma melesi (lungworm in martens )
• Crenosoma mephitidis (lungworm in Skunks )
• Crenosoma petrowi (lungworm in fishing marten and silver badger )
• Crenosoma semiarmatum (lungworm in foxes )
• Crenosoma striatum ( hedgehog lungworm)
• Crenosoma taiga (lungworm in sable , European polecat )
• Crenosoma vulpis (lungworm in foxes and other canines )

See also

• Lungworm

literature

• Lungworms of the genus Crenosoma Molin, 1861: with special reference to the biology of Crenosoma striatum (Zeder, 1800) . 1967.
• Roy C. Anderson: Nematode Parasites of Vertebrates: Their Development and Transmission . CABI, 2000, ISBN 978-0-85199-786-5 , pp. 153 .
• RE Craig, RC Anderson: The genus Crenosoma (Nematoda: Metastrongyloidea) in new world mammals. In: Can J Zool . tape 50 , no. 12 , 1974, p. 1555-1561 , PMID 4656823 .