Cystidicola is a genus of parasitic nematodes, belonging to the family Cystidicolidae. Species of Cystidicola are parasitic in the swimbladder of fish.
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. (2018). Nemys: World Database of Nematodes. Cystidicola Fisher, 1798. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=22865 on 2019-01-03 the genus currently (2018) includes only the following species:
Cystidicola farionis Fischer, 1798.
The eggs of Cystidicola farionis are covered with numerous filaments.
Other species have been included in the genus but are now considered to be part of other genera: Cystidicola marina Szidat, 1961 Cystidicola salmonicola Ishii, 1916 Cystidicola skrjabini Layman, 1933 Cystidicola walkeri Ekbaum, 1935
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