Transvenidae

Transvenidae is a family of parasitic spiny-headed (or thorny-headed) worms in the order Echinorhynchida. This family contains three species divided into two genera.

Taxonomy and description

Phylogenetic analysis has been conducted.

Species

There are three genera and six species in the family Transvenidae:

Paratrajectura

Paratrajectura <small>Amin, Heckmann et Ali, 2018</small> contains one species:

• Paratrajectura longcementglandatus <small>Amin, Heckmann et Ali, 2018</small>

Sclerocollum

Sclerocollum <small>Schmidt and Paperna, 1978</small> contains three species:

• Sclerocollum robustum <small>(Edmonds, 1964)</small>
• Sclerocollum rubrimaris <small>Schmidt and Paperna, 1978</small>
• Sclerocollum saudii <small>Al-Jahdali, 2010</small>

Trajectura

Trajectura <small>Pichelin & Cribb, 2001</small> contains two species: Trajectura is distinguished by the possession of only two cement glands and an anterior conical projection (function unknown) on the females.

• Trajectura ikedai <small>(Machida, 1992)</small>

Diplosentis ikedai was found to share similar anatomical features (only two cement glands and an anterior conical projection on females) was renamed T. ikedai.

• Trajectura perinsolens <small>Pichelin and Cribb, 2001</small>

T. perinsolens Was found parasitising the New Guinea wrasse Anampses neoguinaicus from the Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia.

Transvena

Transvena <small>Pichelin & Cribb, 2001</small> contains one species:

• Transvena annulospinosa <small>Pichelin and Cribb, 2001</small>

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