Stenurus is a genus of nematode that infects the respiratory system and sinuses of cetaceans, which includes whales, dolphins, and porpoises. Up to 1700 worms may be found in a single host.
Species
There are 9 species:
- Stenurus arctomarinus <small>Delyamure & Kleinenberg, 1958</small>
- Stenurus auditivus <small>Hsu & Hoeppli, 1933</small>
- Stenurus australis <small>Sarmiento & Tantalean, 1991</small>
- Stenurus globicephalae <small>Baylis & Daubney, 1925</small>
- Stenurus minor <small>(Kuhn, 1829) Baylis & Daubney, 1925</small>
- Stenurus nanjingensis <small>Tao, 1983</small>
- Stenurus ovatus <small>(von Linstow, 1910) Baylis & Daubney, 1925</small>
- Stenurus truei <small>Machida, 1974</small>
- Stenurus yamagutii <small>Kuramochi, Araki & Machida, 1990</small>
Formerly accepted species
- Stenurus alatus <small>Leuckart, 1848) Yorke & Maplestone, 1926</small> accepted as Pharurus alatus <small>(Leuckart, 1848) Stiles & Hassall, 1905</small> (Superseded combination)
- Stenurus arcticus <small>(Cobb, 1888) Baylis & Daubney, 1925</small> accepted as Pharurus pallasii <small>(Van Beneden, 1870) Arnold & Gaskin, 1975</small> (Synonym)
- Stenurus inflexus <small>(Rudolphi, 1808) Dujardin, 1845</small> accepted as Pseudalius inflexus <small>(Rudolphi, 1808) Schneider, 1866</small> (Superseded combination)
- Stenurus pallasii <small>(van Beneden, 1870)</small> accepted as Pharurus pallasii <small>(Van Beneden, 1870) Arnold & Gaskin, 1975</small> (Superseded combination)
- Stenurus phocoenae <small>Dougherty, 1943</small> accepted as Stenurus minor <small>(Kuhn, 1829) Baylis & Daubney, 1925</small> (Synonym)
- Stenurus vagans <small>(Eschricht, 1841) Dougherty, 1943</small> accepted as Stenurus minor <small>(Kuhn, 1829) Baylis & Daubney, 1925</small> (Synonym)
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