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Genus of roundworms
For the genus of plants, see
Biarum .
Stenurus is a
genus of
nematode that infects the respiratory system and sinuses of
cetaceans ,
[1] which includes
whales ,
dolphins , and
porpoises . Up to 1700 worms may be found in a single host.
Species
There are 9 species:
[2]
Stenurus arctomarinus Delyamure & Kleinenberg, 1958
Stenurus auditivus Hsu & Hoeppli, 1933
Stenurus australis Sarmiento & Tantalean, 1991
Stenurus globicephalae Baylis & Daubney, 1925
Stenurus minor (Kuhn, 1829) Baylis & Daubney, 1925
Stenurus nanjingensis Tao, 1983
Stenurus ovatus (von Linstow, 1910) Baylis & Daubney, 1925
Stenurus truei Machida, 1974
Stenurus yamagutii Kuramochi, Araki & Machida, 1990
Formerly accepted species
Stenurus alatus Leuckart, 1848) Yorke & Maplestone, 1926 accepted as
Pharurus alatus (Leuckart, 1848) Stiles & Hassall, 1905 (Superseded combination)
Stenurus arcticus (Cobb, 1888) Baylis & Daubney, 1925 accepted as
Pharurus pallasii (Van Beneden, 1870) Arnold & Gaskin, 1975 (Synonym)
Stenurus inflexus (Rudolphi, 1808) Dujardin, 1845 accepted as
Pseudalius inflexus (Rudolphi, 1808) Schneider, 1866 (Superseded combination)
Stenurus pallasii (van Beneden, 1870) accepted as
Pharurus pallasii (Van Beneden, 1870) Arnold & Gaskin, 1975 (Superseded combination)
Stenurus phocoenae Dougherty, 1943 accepted as
Stenurus minor (Kuhn, 1829) Baylis & Daubney, 1925 (Synonym)
Stenurus vagans (Eschricht, 1841) Dougherty, 1943 accepted as
Stenurus minor (Kuhn, 1829) Baylis & Daubney, 1925 (Synonym)
References