Chordodidae
| Chordodidae | |
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| Spinochordodes tellinii and its Meconema host | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Nematomorpha |
| Class: | Gordioida |
| Order: | Gordioidea |
| Family: | Chordodidae May, 1919 |
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Chordodidae is a family of parasitic horsehair worms belonging to the order Gordioidea;[1] its taxonomy is under review.
Genera
[edit]Two subfamilies are currently recognised; unless referenced otherwise, the Global Biodiversity Information Facility includes the following genera:[1]
Chordodinae
[edit]Auth. Heinze, 1935
- Chordodes Creplin, 1847
- Dacochordodes Capuse, 1965
- Euchordodes Heinze, 1937
- Lanochordodes Kirjanova, 1950
- Neochordodes Carvalho, 1942
- Noteochordodes Miralles and Villalobos, 2000
- Pantachordodes Heinze, 1954
- Pseudochordodes Carvalho, 1942
- Spinochordodes Kirjanova, 1950
Paragordiinae
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- Digordius Kirjanova, 1950
- Paragordius Camerano, 1897
- Progordius Kirjanova, 1950
- Pseudogordius Yeh and Jordan, 1957
- Beatogordius Heinze, 1934
- †Cretachordodes Poinar & Buckley, 2006
- Gordionus Müller, 1927
- Parachordodes Camerano, 1897
- Paragordionus Heinze, 1935
- Semigordionus Heinze, 1952
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Chordodidae". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
External links
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Data related to Chordodidae at Wikispecies
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