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''Metabronemoides'' is a genus of parasitic nematodes, belonging to the family
Cystidicolidae Cystidicolidae is a family of spirurian nematodes. It was created by Skrjabin in 1946. All members of the family are parasites of fish. Systematics According to the World Register of Marine Species, the family Cystidicolidae includes the f ...
. Species of ''Metabronemoides'' are parasitic as adults in the gastrointestinal tract of fish.


Etymology

The generic name ''Metabronemoides'' (= ''Metabronema''-like, resembling ''Metabronema'') reflects the fact that the cephalic structure of these nematodes somewhat recalls that of species of '' Metabronema''. ''Metabronemoides'' is a masculine gender.


Species

According to the World Register of Marine Species,Bezerra, T.N.; Decraemer, W.; Eisendle-Flöckner, U.; Hodda, M.; Holovachov, O.; Leduc, D.; Miljutin, D.; Mokievsky, V.; Peña Santiago, R.; Sharma, J.; Smol, N.; Tchesunov, A.; Venekey, V.; Zeng, Z.; Vanreusel, A. (2019). Nemys: World Database of Nematodes. MetabronemoidesMoravec & Justine, 2010. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1307716 on 2019-01-04 the genus currently (2019) includes a single species: * ''Metabronemoides mirabilis'' Moravec & Justine, 2010 This species is a parasite of the stomach of the painted sweetlips ''
Diagramma pictum The painted sweetlips (''Diagramma pictum''), also known as the Australian slatey, blackall, bluey, grey sweetlips, moke, morwong, mother-in-law fish, painted blubber-lips, slate bream, slate sweetlips, smokey bream, thicklip or yellowdot sweetlip ...
'' ( Haemulidae, Perciformes), a fish of the coral reef lagoon of
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. The name of the species ''mirabilis'' (= admirable, remarkable) relates to the fact that it has a remarkably different cephalic structure as compared to other representatives of
Cystidicolidae Cystidicolidae is a family of spirurian nematodes. It was created by Skrjabin in 1946. All members of the family are parasites of fish. Systematics According to the World Register of Marine Species, the family Cystidicolidae includes the f ...
.


References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q21227083 Cystidicolidae Parasites of fish Secernentea genera Parasitic nematodes of fish