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''Huffmanela filamentosa'' is a
The adults are unknown, only the eggs were described. The eggs are 48–53 micrometers in length and 25–30 micrometers in width, with thin shells. Each egg bears a few long (150 micrometers), thin filaments.
Zoobank record for ''Huffmanela filamentosa''
Enoplea Parasitic nematodes of fish Nematodes described in 2004 {{Enoplea-stub
parasitic
Parasitism is a close relationship between species, where one organism, the parasite, lives on or inside another organism, the host, causing it some harm, and is adapted structurally to this way of life. The entomologist E. O. Wilson has c ...
nematode It has been observed on the gills of the lethrinid fish '' Gymnocranius oblongus'' and '' Gymnocranius grandoculis'' off New Caledonia
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. Its eggs are released from the gill
A gill () is a respiratory organ that many aquatic organisms use to extract dissolved oxygen from water and to excrete carbon dioxide. The gills of some species, such as hermit crabs, have adapted to allow respiration on land provided they are ...
mucosa
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with the turnover of living tissues and immediately continue their life-cycle.
Description
The adults are unknown, only the eggs were described. The eggs are 48–53 micrometers in length and 25–30 micrometers in width, with thin shells. Each egg bears a few long (150 micrometers), thin filaments.
See also
* ''Huffmanela branchialis
''Huffmanela branchialis'' is a parasitic nematode It has been observed on the gills of the fork-tailed threadfin bream '' Nemipterus furcosus'', a nemipterid marine fish off New Caledonia. Its eggs are released from the gill
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* ''Huffmanela ossicola
''Huffmanela ossicola'' is a parasitic nematode. It has been observed in the branchial arch bone and the spinal cord bone (as well as others) of the labrid marine fishes ''Bodianus loxozonus'', ''Bodianus busellatus'' and ''Bodianus perditio'' ...
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References
External links
Zoobank record for ''Huffmanela filamentosa''
Enoplea Parasitic nematodes of fish Nematodes described in 2004 {{Enoplea-stub