Placentonema gigantissima
| Placentonema gigantissima | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Nematoda |
| Class: | Secernentea |
| Order: | Spirurida |
| Superfamily: | Habronematoidea |
| Family: | Tetrameridae |
| Genus: | Placentonema |
| Species: | P. gigantissima |
| Binomial name | |
| Placentonema gigantissima (Gubanov, 1951) | |
Placentonema gigantissima is a giant nematode that parasitizes the placenta of the sperm whale. With a length of 8.4 metres (28 ft) and a diameter of 2.5 centimetres (0.98 in), it is potentially the largest nematode worm ever described. It was discovered in the 1950s around the Kuril islands[1]
References
- ↑ Gubanov, N. M. (1951-04-21). "Giant nematoda from the placenta of Cetacea; Placentonema gigantissima nov. gen., nov. sp.". Doklady Akademii nauk SSSR (in Russian) 77 (6). pp. 1123–1125. ISSN 0002-3264.