# Syncuaria

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{{Short description|Genus of roundworms}}
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'''''Syncuaria''''' is a genus of parasites in the family [Acuariidae](/source/Acuariidae), first described in 1927. They are usually found in the gizzard lining of the aquatic birds that they parasitize which belong to [Pelecaniformes](/source/Pelecaniformes), [Ciconiiformes](/source/Ciconiiformes) and [Podicipediformes](/source/Podicipediformes). The genus is characterized by, among other things, cordons on the bodies lateral sides that are linked by [anastomosis](/source/anastomosis), and monodelphy. Synonyms include: ''Skrjabinocara'' (Kurashvili), ''Chordocephalus'' (Alegret), and ''Decorataria'' (Sobolev).<ref>{{cite journal|last=Digiani |first=M.C. |date=1999 |url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/228698331_First_record_of_the_genus_Syncuaria_Nematoda_Acuariidae_in_Argentina_with_description_of_a_new_species |title=First record of the genus Syncuaria (Nematoda: Acuariidae) in Argentina, with description of a new species |journal=Folia Parasitologica |volume=46 |issue=2 |pages=139–144}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |last1=Wong |first1=P. L. |last2=Anderson |first2=R. C. |last3=Bartlett |first3=Cheryl M. |title=Revision of the genus Syncuaria Gilbert, 1927 (Nematoda: Acuarioidea) |journal=Canadian Journal of Zoology |date=14 February 2011 |doi=10.1139/z86-177|url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/238005343_Revision_of_the_genus_Syncuaria_Gilbert_1927_Nematoda_Acuarioidea}}</ref>

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