''Huffmanela ossicola'' is a

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nematode. It has been observed in the branchial arch bone and the

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bone (as well as others) of the

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Bodianus loxozonus ''Bodianus'' or the hogfishes is a genus of fish in the family Labridae found in the Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Ocean. These species have many parasites. Species There are currently 45 recognized species in this genus: * ''Bodianus albotaenia ...

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Bodianus busellatus ''Bodianus busellatus'' is a species of wrasse native to tropical and warm temperate waters of the south central Pacific, particularly the Marquesas Islands.Gomon, Martin F. "A revision of the labrid fish genus Bodianus with descriptions of eigh ...

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Bodianus perditio ''Bodianus'' or the hogfishes is a genus of fish in the family Labridae found in the Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Ocean. These species have many parasites. Species There are currently 45 recognized species in this genus: * ''Bodianus albotaenia ...

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. This is the first species of ''Huffmanela'' reported from bone tissue. Its eggs are only available for the continuation of the life-cycle after the host's death.

Description

The adults are unknown; only the eggs were described. The eggs are large, 72–88 micrometers in length and 32–40 micrometers in width, with a thick shell. Each egg is covered with numerous filaments enclosed in a thin envelope.

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q5929602 Enoplea Parasitic nematodes of fish Nematodes described in 2004

Description

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