''Cucullanus variolae'' is a species of parasitic nematodes. It is an endoparasite of the fish species '' Variola louti'' (type-host) and '' Variola albimarginata''. The species has been described in 2020 by

František Moravec František Moravec CBE (23 July 1895 – 26 July 1966) was the chief Czechoslovak military intelligence officer before and during World War II. He moved to the United States after the war. Biography In 1915, Moravec was drafted into Austro-Hun ...

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from material collected off

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in the South Pacific Ocean.

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q104912871 Ascaridida Parasitic nematodes of fish Nematodes described in 2020 Nematodes of New Caledonia Endoparasites