''Paracapillaria'' is a
genus
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of
parasitic nematodes.
Species of the genus ''Paracapillaria'' parasitise fishes and amphibians, reptiles (snakes), and a single species, ''
Paracapillaria philippinensis''
(Chitwood, Velasquez & Salazar, 1968) (often referred to as ''Capillaria philippinensis''), is known from birds and mammals including man.
There are about a dozen species parasites in fish, such as ''
Paracapillaria rhamdiae
''Paracapillaria'' is a genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of bio ...
''
Moravec, González-Solís & Vargas-Vásquez, 1995.
[ ] or ''
Paracapillaria gastrica''
Moravec & Justine, 2020
References
Enoplea genera
Enoplia
Parasitic nematodes of fish
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