''Cucullanus'' is a genus of parasitic nematodes.
[Shamsi, S. (2016). ''Cucullanus'' Müller, 1777. In: Guilini, K.; Bezerra, T.N.; Deprez, T.; Fonseca, G.; Holovachov, O.; Leduc, D.; Miljutin, D.; Moens, T.; Sharma, J.; Smol, N.; Tchesunov, A.; Mokievsky, V.; Vanaverbeke, J.; Vanreusel, A.; Vincx, M. (2016) NeMys: World Database of Free-Living Marine Nematodes. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=22861 on 2016-09-03] The genus includes more than 100 species.
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Among the species, '' Cucullanus cirratus'' is a parasite of cod.[ ]
Two species known as '' C. pybusae'' and '' C. stelmoides'' were discovered in 1978 inhabiting the liver and intestines of the American brook lamprey.
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Ascaridomorpha
Parasitic nematodes of fish
Rhabditida genera
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