Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Subkingdom Eumetazoa > Phylum Nematoda > Class Chromadorea > Subclass Chromadoria > Order Rhabditida > Suborder Spirurina > Infraorder Spiruromorpha > Superfamily Filarioidea > Family Onchocercidae > Subfamily Onchocercinae > Genus Acanthocheilonema

Acanthocheilonema spirocauda (Leidy, 1858) Anderson, 1992

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

*Acanthocheilonema*	Cobbold, 1870	accepted genus name
*Skrjabinaria*	Lubimov, 1927	generic synonym
*Dipetalonema*	auct.	misapplied name
*Filaria*	auct.	misapplied name

Species group names

*Dipetalonema spirocauda*	(Leidy, 1858)	synonym
*Filaria spirocauda*	Leidy, 1858	synonym

Literature

basis of record	Measures, L. N.; Gosselin, J. .-F.; Bergeron, E. (1997). Heartworm, Acanthocheilonema spirocauda (Leidy, 1858), infections in Canadian phocid seals. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences. 54(4): 842-846.
additional source	Herzog, I.; Wohlsein, P.; Preuss, A.; Gorb, S. N.; Pigeault, R.; Ewers, C.; Prenger-Berninghoff, E.; Siebert, U.; Lehnert, K. (2024). Heartworm and seal louse: Trends in prevalence, characterisation of impact and transmission pathways in a unique parasite assembly on seals in the North and Baltic Sea. International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife. 23: 100898.

Genbank

Citation

Nemys eds. (2025). Nemys: World Database of Nematodes. Acanthocheilonema spirocauda (Leidy, 1858) Anderson, 1992. 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:1425577

Dr. David Gibson. Acanthocheilonema spirocauda (Leidy, 1858) Anderson, 1992. Accessed through: Fauna Europaea at https://portal.cybertaxonomy.org/fauna-europaea/cdm_dataportal/taxon/b7f93af2-1106-4896-903c-527006503e6a