A genus of parasitic nematode worms that infect various aquatic and terrestrial organisms, characterized by ray-like sensory structures.
From actino- (ray) + nema (thread, from Greek nema meaning 'thread'). These worms have thread-like bodies with ray-like anterior structures.
Some actinonema species are so specific to their hosts that they'll only develop in one particular type of animal—nature's ultimate picky eaters!
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