Cleaveius is a genus of worms belonging to the family Rhadinorhynchidae.[1]
The species of this genus are found in Indian Ocean.[1]
Species:[1]
Cleaveius is a genus of worms belonging to the family Rhadinorhynchidae.
The species of this genus are found in Indian Ocean.
Species:
Cleaveius circumspinifer Subrahmanian, 1927 Cleaveius clupei (Gupta & Sinha, 1992) Cleaveius durdanae Kumar, 1992 Cleaveius fotedari (Gupta & Naqvi, 1980) Cleaveius inglisi (Gupta & Fatma, 1987) Cleaveius leiognathi Jain & Gupta, 1979 Cleaveius longirostris Moravec & Sey, 1989 Cleaveius mysti (Sahay & Sinha, 1971) Cleaveius portblairensis Jain & Gupta, 1979 Cleaveius prashadi (Datta, 1940) Cleaveius puriensis (Gupta & Sinha, 1992) Cleaveius secundus (Tripathi, 1956) Cleaveius singhai (Gupta & Fatma, 1987) Cleaveius thapari (Gupta & Naqvi, 1980)Cleaveius is een geslacht in de taxonomische indeling van de Acanthocephala (haakwormen). De worm wordt meestal 1 tot 2 cm lang. Ze komen algemeen voor in het maag-darmstelsel van ongewervelden, vissen, amfibieën, vogels en zoogdieren.
De haakworm behoort tot de familie Rhadinorhynchidae. Cleaveius werd in 1927 beschreven door Subrahmanian.[1]
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