Stenurus

Stenurus is a genus of nematode that infects cetaceans (whales, dolphins, and porpoises).

Species

There are 15 species:^[1]

S. arctomarinus Delyamure & Kleinenberg, 1958
S. auditivus Hsu & Hoeppli, 1933
S. australis Sarmiento & Tantalean, 1991
S. globicephalae Baylis & Daubney, 1925
S. minor (Kuhn, 1829) Baylis & Daubney, 1925
S. nanjingensis Tao, 1983
S. ovatus (von Linstow, 1910) Baylis & Daubney, 1925
S. truei Machida, 1974
S. yamagutii Kuramochi, Araki & Machida, 1990
S. alatus (Leuckart, 1848) Yorke & Maplestone, 1926 accepted as Pharurus alatus (Leuckart, 1848) Stiles & Hassall, 1905 (Superseded combination)
S. arcticus (Cobb, 1888) Baylis & Daubney, 1925 accepted as Pharurus pallasii (Van Beneden, 1870) Arnold & Gaskin, 1975 (Synonym)
S. inflexus (Rudolphi, 1808) Dujardin, 1845 accepted as Pseudalius inflexus (Rudolphi, 1808) Schneider, 1866 (Superseded combination)
S. pallasii (van Beneden, 1870) accepted as Pharurus pallasii (Van Beneden, 1870) Arnold & Gaskin, 1975 (Superseded combination)
S. phocoenae Dougherty, 1943 accepted as Stenurus minor (Kuhn, 1829) Baylis & Daubney, 1925 (Synonym)
S. vagans (Eschricht, 1841) Dougherty, 1943 accepted as Stenurus minor (Kuhn, 1829) Baylis & Daubney, 1925 (Synonym)

^ Deprez T (ed.). "Stenurus". NeMys. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 3 August 2018.

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