Diplotriaenidae

Updated on Dec 11, 2024

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Kingdom Animalia Phylum Nematoda Order Spirurida		Superfamily Diplotriaenoidea Rank Family Subclass Spiruria
Similar Spirurida, Habronematoidea, Filarioidea, Anguillicolidae, Subuluridae

Diplotriaenidae is a family of spirurian nematodes. Like all their relatives, they have neither a circulatory a or respiratory system. They are the only family in superfamily Diplotriaenoidea, if the Oswaldofilariidae are correctly placed with the Filarioidea and not here.

Systematics

Subfamilies and genera of Diplotriaenidae are:

Subfamily Diplotriaeninae

Quadriplotriaena

Diplotriaena - includes Diplotriaenoides

Chabaudiella

Subfamily Dicheilonematinae

Monopetalonema - includes Politospiculum and Ornithosetaria

Petrovifilaria

Dicheilonema - includes Contortospiculum

Hastospiculum - includes Setarospiculum

Hamatospiculum - includes Parhamatospiculum, Tytofilaria, Oceanifilaria

Serratospiculum

Heterospiculum - includes Heterospiculoides

Serratospiculoides

References

Diplotriaenidae Wikipedia

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