Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Subkingdom Eumetazoa > Phylum Nematoda > Class Chromadorea > Subclass Chromadoria > Order Rhabditida > Suborder Spirurina > Infraorder Spiruromorpha > Superfamily Acuarioidea > Family Acuariidae > Subfamily Acuariinae

Paracuaria Krishna Rao, 1951

Rank: Genus
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

*Cosmocephalus*	auct.	misapplied name
*Dispharynx*	auct.	misapplied name

Children

Paracuaria adunca (Creplin, 1846) Anderson & Wong, 1981
Paracuaria hispanica Alvarez & al., 1994
Paracuaria soricis Jancev, 1972
Paracuaria tridentata (Linstow, 1877)

Literature

original description	Rao, N. S. K. (1951). Paracuaria macdonaldi n.g., n.sp. (Family Acuariidae, Subfamily Acuariinae) from the Sea Gull (Larus argentatus). Canadian Journal of Zoology. 29(3): 167-172.
basis of record	Anderson, R. C.; Chabaud, A. G.; Willmott, S. (1974). CIH Keys to the nematode parasites of vertebrates. i-x.

Genbank

Citation

Nemys eds. (2025). Nemys: World Database of Nematodes. Paracuaria Krishna Rao, 1951. 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:22915

Dr. David Gibson. Paracuaria Krishna Rao, 1951. Accessed through: Fauna Europaea at https://portal.cybertaxonomy.org/fauna-europaea/cdm_dataportal/taxon/39a656c3-e510-458d-8250-d9ec65eb3ad0