Rhabdochona papuanensis is a species of nematode parasite.[1] It parasitises freshwater fishes from Papua New Guinea, particularly Glossamia gjellerupi and Melanotaenia affinis.
Rhabdochona papuanensis differs from its congeners in having hammer-shaped deirids.
This type of parasite is more host specific than other parasites. It is the first species, in its family, to be known of parasitizing Atheriniformes fish.[1] In research from Moravec et al. (2008) Rhabdochona papuanensis is one of the first species of its kind to be recorded in the Australian zoogeographical region.
Rhabdochona papuanensis is a species of nematode parasite. It parasitises freshwater fishes from Papua New Guinea, particularly Glossamia gjellerupi and Melanotaenia affinis.
