Stenurus
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 Delyamure & Kleinenberg, 1958
- Stenurus auditivus Hsu & Hoeppli, 1933
- Stenurus australis Sarmiento & Tantalean, 1991
- Stenurus globicephalae Baylis & Daubney, 1925
- Stenurus minor Baylis & Daubney, 1925
- Stenurus nanjingensis Tao, 1983
- Stenurus ovatus Baylis & Daubney, 1925
- Stenurus truei Machida, 1974
- Stenurus yamagutii Kuramochi, Araki & Machida, 1990
Formerly accepted species
- Stenurus alatus Leuckart, 1848) Yorke & Maplestone, 1926 accepted as Pharurus alatus Stiles & Hassall, 1905
- Stenurus arcticus Baylis & Daubney, 1925 accepted as Pharurus pallasii Arnold & Gaskin, 1975
- Stenurus inflexus Dujardin, 1845 accepted as Pseudalius inflexus Schneider, 1866
- Stenurus pallasii accepted as Pharurus pallasii Arnold & Gaskin, 1975
- Stenurus phocoenae Dougherty, 1943 accepted as Stenurus minor Baylis & Daubney, 1925
- Stenurus vagans Dougherty, 1943 accepted as Stenurus minor Baylis & Daubney, 1925