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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'' (Kuhn, 1829) Baylis & Daubney, 1925 *'' Stenurus nanjingensis'' Tao, 1983 *'' Stenurus ovatus'' (von Linstow, 1910) 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Leuckart, 1848) Yorke & Maplestone, 1926 accepted as '' Pharurus alatus'' (Leuckart, 1848) Stiles & Hassall, 1905 (Superseded combination) *'' Stenurus arcticus'' (Cobb, 1888) Baylis & Daubney, 1925 accepted as '' Pharurus pallasii'' (Van Beneden, 1870) Arnold ...
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