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Camallanus
Sign in to saveCamallanus is a genus of parasitic roundworms in the family Camallanidae.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumNematoda
- ClassChromadorea
- OrderRhabditida
- FamilyCamallanidae
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 256
- With media
- 6
- Family
- Camallanidae
- Collections
- CINVESTAV-IPN, USNM
- Recorded in
- Mexico, United States, French Polynesia
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Camallanidae
- Image
- 190729 Guppy 01.jpg
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- taxon name
- Camallanus
- taxon rank
- genus
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Encyclopedic overview
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Camallanus is a genus of parasitic roundworms in the family Camallanidae.
Camallanus cotti is a parasite of several freshwater fish species including Tachysurus fulvidraco, the yellowhead catfish or Korean bullhead, a species of bagrid catfish found in eastern Asia from Siberia to China, Korea, Vietnam and Laos. Species such as Camallanus fotedari are parasites of aquarium fish. Fenbendazole, a drug, has gained prominence among aquarists as an effective treatment for Camallanus roundworm infestations in freshwater tropical fish.
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