Guide to the Parasites of Fishes of Canada Part V: Nematoda
Author
Arai, Hisao P.
Author
Smith, John W.
text
Zootaxa
2016
4185
1
1
274
journal article
10.11646/zootaxa.4185.1.1
11620862-ddcf-4c01-b0d9-32867e03d74b
1175-5326
165530
0D054EDD-9CDC-4D16-A8B2-F1EBBDAD6E09
Key to Families of the
Order
TRICHINELLIDA
1 Digestive tract complete; anus present; vulva near end of oesophagus........................................... 2
- Digestive tract incomplete; anus absent; intestine dilated into sac or modified to form trophosome; vulva near nerve ring.. 3
2 Spicule and spicular sheath present; stichocytes regularly aligned throughout length of oesophagus...........
Capillariidae
- Spicule and spicular sheath absent or vestigial; stichocytes irregularly aligned in posterior region of oesophagus................................................................................................
Trichosomoididae
3 Female
body divided into thin, anterior region and posterior globular region; stichocytes unicellular; spicule present, spicular sheath poorly developed.....................................................................
Cystoopsidae