Huffmanela ossicola
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| Huffmanela ossicola | |
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| Egg of Huffmanela ossicola | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Nematoda |
| Class: | Enoplea |
| Order: | Trichocephalida |
| Family: | Trichosomoididae |
| Genus: | Huffmanela |
| Species: | H. ossicola |
| Binomial name | |
| Huffmanela ossicola Justine, 2004 | |
Huffmanela ossicola is a parasitic nematode.[1] It has been observed in the branchial arch bone and the spinal cord bone (as well as others) of the labrid marine fishes Bodianus loxozonus,[1] Bodianus busellatus[2] and Bodianus perditio[2] caught off New Caledonia. This is the first species of Huffmanela reported from bone tissue.[1] Its eggs are only available for the continuation of the life-cycle after the host's death.
