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 sphaerocephalus (Rudolphi, 1809) Baylis, 1939

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

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

Species group names

Ascaris sphaerocephalus Rudolphi, 1809 objective synonym
Ascaris sphaerocephala Rudolphi, 1809 synonym

Literature

redescription

Moravec, F. (2013). Parasitic nematodes of freshwater fishes of Europe. Academia, Prague. 601 pp.

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Citation

Nemys eds. (2025). Nemys: World Database of Nematodes. Cucullanus sphaerocephalus (Rudolphi, 1809) Baylis, 1939. 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:873847

Dr. David Gibson. Cucullanus sphaerocephalus (Rudolphi, 1809) Baylis, 1939. Accessed through: Fauna Europaea at https://portal.cybertaxonomy.org/fauna-europaea/cdm_dataportal/taxon/083d08ca-73a4-47cd-9c30-1b5a93b2c4ee

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Occurrence

 Present  Absent  Doubtful  Native  Introduced  Naturalised  Invasive  Managed  No data

Environment


marine, brackish, fresh

Importance

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2017-05-12 by Dr. David Gibson & by David Gibson

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