''Halicephalobus'' is a genus of
nematodes
The nematodes ( or grc-gre, Νηματώδη; la, Nematoda) or roundworms constitute the phylum Nematoda (also called Nemathelminthes), with plant-parasitic nematodes also known as eelworms. They are a diverse animal phylum inhabiting a broa ...
belonging to the family
Panagrolaimidae
Panagrolaimidae is a family of nematodes belonging to the order Rhabditida.
Genera:
* '' Anguilluloides'' Ruhm, 1956
* '' Baldwinema'' Atighi, Pourjam, Bert, Pedram, Ghaemi & Panahandeh, 2016
* '' Baujardia'' Bert, De Ley, Segers, Van Driessche & ...
.
The genus has almost
cosmopolitan distribution.
Species:
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Halicephalobus gingivalis
''Halicephalobus gingivalis'' is a free-living saprophagous nematode species identified and named in 1954 by Stefanski. It is a facultative parasite of horses, invading the nasal cavity, and sometimes numerous other areas, where it produces gra ...
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Halicephalobus intermedius''
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Halicephalobus laticauda''
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Halicephalobus limuli''
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Halicephalobus persicus''
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Halicephalobus mephisto
''Halicephalobus mephisto'' is a species of nematode, among a number of other roundworms, discovered by geoscientists Gaetan Borgonie and Tullis Onstott in 2011. It was detected in ore recovered from deep rock fracture water in several gold min ...
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References
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Nematodes