Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Subkingdom Eumetazoa > Phylum Nematoda > Class Chromadorea > Subclass Chromadoria > Order Rhabditida > Suborder Spirurina > Infraorder Ascaridomorpha > Superfamily Seuratoidea > Family Cucullanidae > Subfamily Cucullaninae > Genus Cucullanus

Cucullanus elongatus Smedley, 1933

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

*Cucullanus*	Müller, 1777	accepted genus name
*Bulbodacnitis*	Maggenti, 1971	generic synonym
*Truttaedacnitis*	Petter, 1974	generic synonym
*Dacnitis*	Dujardin, 1845	synonym

Literature

original description	Smedley, E. M. (1933). Nematode parasites from Canadian marine and freshwater fishes. Contributions to Canadian Biology and Fisheries. 8(14): 169-179.
basis of record	Gibson, D. I. (2001). Nematoda - parasitic. In: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels. 50: pp. 174-176.
additional source	Pereira, F. B.; González-Solís, D. (2022). Review of the parasitic nematodes of marine fishes from off the American continent. Parasitology. 1-14.
redescription	Arai, H. P.; Smith, J. W. (2016). Guide to the Parasites of Fishes of Canada Part V: Nematoda. Zootaxa. 4185(1): 1.

Genbank

Citation

Nemys eds. (2025). Nemys: World Database of Nematodes. Cucullanus elongatus Smedley, 1933. Via: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvantidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2011) European Register of Marine Species, Accessed through PESI at http://www.eu-nomen.eu/portal/taxon.php?GUID=urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:122925