Anguillicoloides papernai

Anguillicoloides papernai
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Nematoda
Class:	Secernentea
Order:	Camallanida
Family:	Dracunculidae
Genus:	Anguillicoloides
Species:	A. papernai
Binomial name
Anguillicoloides papernai Moravec & Taraschewski, 1988
Synonyms
Anguillicola papernai

Anguillicoloides papernai^[1] is a parasitic nematode worm that lives in the swimbladders of eels, particularly Anguilla mossambica. Specimens have been located in Cape Province, South Africa. It is named after Dr. Ilan Paperna. What differentiates this species from its congeners is the presence of marked cuticular excrescences on the anterior and posterior ends of the body and the location of the buccal capsule deeply inside the head end. This species was the first Anguillicola member described from Africa.^{[citation needed]}

The state of being colonized by Anguillicola nematodes is termed anguillicolosis.^{[citation needed]}