Camallanus

Camallanus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Nematoda
Class: Secernentea
Subclass: Spiruria
Order: Camallanida
Family: Camallanidae
Genus: Camallanus
Railliet and Henry, 1915
Species
  • Camallanus cotti
  • Camallanus fotedari
  • Camallanus hypophthalmichthys
  • Camallanus lacustris
  • Camallanus nithoggi
  • Camallanus oxycephalus
  • Camallanus trispinosus
  • Camallanus tuckeri
  • Camallanus waelhreow

Camallanus is a genus of parasitic roundworms in the family Camallanidae.

Camallanus cotti is a parasite of Tachysurus fulvidraco, the yellowhead catfish or Korean bullhead, a species of bagrid catfish found in eastern Asia from Siberia to China, Korea, Vietnam and Laos. Species such as Camallanus fotedari are parasites of aquarium fish. Levamisole, a drug, has gained prominence among aquarists as an effective treatment for Camallanus roundworm infestations in freshwater tropical fish.

Camallanus trispinosus has been found in a captive Indian star tortoise (Geochelone elegans).[1]

References

  1. Occurrence of Camallanus trispinosus in a captive Indian star tortoise (Geochelone elegans). N. Jeyathilakan,corresponding author M. Raman, and M. G. Jayathangaraj, J Parasit Dis. 2015 Mar; 39(1): 117–119, doi:10.1007/s12639-013-0290-9, PMC 4328025
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