Camallanus
Genus of roundworms
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Camallanus is a genus of parasitic roundworms in the family Camallanidae.
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| Guppy female with Camallanus cotti | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Nematoda |
| Class: | Secernentea |
| Order: | Camallanida |
| Family: | Camallanidae |
| Genus: | Camallanus Railliet and Henry, 1915 |
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Camallanus cotti is a parasite of several freshwater fish species including Tachysurus fulvidraco, the yellowhead catfish or Korean bullhead, a species of bagrid catfish found in eastern Asia from Siberia to China, Korea, Vietnam and Laos. Species such as Camallanus fotedari are parasites of aquarium fish. Fenbendazole, a drug, has gained prominence among aquarists as an effective treatment for Camallanus roundworm infestations in freshwater tropical fish.
Camallanus trispinosus has been found in a captive Indian star tortoise (Geochelone elegans).[1]
