Huffmanela ossicola | |
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Egg of Huffmanela ossicola | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Nematoda |
Class: | Enoplea |
Order: | Trichocephalida |
Family: | Trichosomoididae |
Genus: | Huffmanela |
Species: | H. ossicola
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Binomial name | |
Huffmanela ossicola Justine, 2004
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Huffmanela ossicola is a parasitic nematode.[1] 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,[1] Bodianus busellatus[2] and Bodianus perditio[2] caught off New Caledonia. This is the first species of Huffmanela reported from bone tissue.[1] Its eggs are only available for the continuation of the life-cycle after the host's death.
The adults are unknown; only the eggs were described.[1][2] 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.