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Dioctophyme
Sign in to saveDioctophyme is a monotypic genus of nematodes belonging to the family Dioctophymidae. The only species is Dioctophyme renale. Much older literature uses the alternative spelling "Dioctophyma" and the family name "Dioctophymatidae" but these alternative spellings were suppressed by the ICZN in a 1987 ruling.
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- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumNematoda
- ClassEnoplea
- OrderDioctophymatida
- FamilyDioctophymatidae
Habitatmarine, brackish, freshwater
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Dioctophyme is a monotypic genus of nematodes belonging to the family Dioctophymidae. The only species is Dioctophyme renale. Much older literature uses the alternative spelling "Dioctophyma" and the family name "Dioctophymatidae" but these alternative spellings were suppressed by the ICZN in a 1987 ruling.
The species is found in Northern America and Japan.
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Animalia
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Nematoda
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National Center for Biotechnology Information
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Q82486
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monotypic taxon
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World Register of Marine Species
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iNaturalist
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Fauna Europaea
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International Code of Zoological Nomenclature
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Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
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Enoplea
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Dioctophyme renale
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