Kiwinema gracilicauda

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Heterakoidea
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Cladus: Ecdysozoa Cladus: Cycloneuralia Cladus: Nematoida Phylum: Nematoda Classis: Chromadorea Ordo: Rhabditida Subordo: Spirurina Infraordo: Ascaridomorpha Superfamilia: Heterakoidea

Familia: Kiwinematidae
Genus: Kiwinema
Species: Kiwinema gracilicauda

Name

• Kiwinema gracilicauda (Harris, 1975)
  • ZooBank: CFAE7792-94C0-4910-8A8B-29368EC21AAC

Synonyms

• Heterakis gracilicauda Harris, 1975
  • Kiwinema gracilicauda (Harris, 1975) Inglis & Harris, 1990: 77 ('n. comb.')

Type data

• Syntypes: BMNH 1974: 577–627
  • Type locality: South Island, New Zealand [type locality could be North Island, as they incorrectly refer to Whangarei as a South Island locality]
  • Type host: Apteryx sp., from the caecum

Primary references

• Harris, E.A. 1975: Two new nematodes parasitic in the kiwi in New Zealand. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History), zoology 28(5): 199–206. BHL Reference page. 

References

• Inglis, W.G.; Harris, E.A. 1990: Kiwinematidae n. fam. (Nematoda) for Kiwinema n. g. and Hatterianema Chabaud & Dollfus, 1966: heterakoids of native New Zealand vertebrates. Systematic parasitology, 15: 75–79. ISSN: 0165-5752 (print) 1573-5192 (online) DOI: 10.1007/BF00009919