Chordodidae
Sign in to saveChordodidae is a family of parasitic horsehair worms belonging to the order Gordioidea; its taxonomy is under review.
Species
FAMILY
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumNematomorpha
- ClassGordioida
- OrderGordioidea
- FamilyChordodidae
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 76
- Family
- Chordodidae
- Collections
- USNM, AM, QM
- Recorded in
- United States, Australia, Guatemala
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Encyclopedic overview
6 sectionsContents
- Genera
- Chordodinae
- Paragordiinae
- ''[[incertae sedis]]''
- References
- External links
Chordodidae is a family of parasitic horsehair worms belonging to the order Gordioidea; its taxonomy is under review.
==Genera== Two subfamilies are currently recognised; unless referenced otherwise, the Global Biodiversity Information Facility includes the following genera: ===Chordodinae=== 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=== thumb|right|Paragordius tricuspidatus Digordius Kirjanova, 1950 Paragordius Camerano, 1897 Progordius Kirjanova, 1950 Pseudogordius Yeh and Jordan, 1957 ===incertae sedis=== Beatogordius Heinze, 1934 †Cretachordodes Poinar & Buckley, 2006 Gordionus Müller, 1927 Parachordodes Camerano, 1897 Paragordionus Heinze, 1935 Semigordionus Heinze, 1952
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