Chordodidae is a family of parasitic horsehair worms belonging to the order Gordioidea;[1] its taxonomy is under review.

Chordodidae
Spinochordodes tellinii and its Meconema host
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Nematomorpha
Class: Gordioida
Order: Gordioidea
Family: Chordodidae
May, 1919
Synonyms
  • Chordodiolinidae
  • Parachordodidae

Genera

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Two subfamilies are currently recognised; unless referenced otherwise, the Global Biodiversity Information Facility includes the following genera:[1]

Chordodinae

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Auth. Heinze, 1935

  1. Chordodes Creplin, 1847
  2. Dacochordodes Capuse, 1965
  3. Euchordodes Heinze, 1937
  4. Lanochordodes Kirjanova, 1950
  5. Neochordodes Carvalho, 1942
  6. Noteochordodes Miralles and Villalobos, 2000
  7. Pantachordodes Heinze, 1954
  8. Pseudochordodes Carvalho, 1942
  9. Spinochordodes Kirjanova, 1950

Paragordiinae

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Paragordius tricuspidatus
  1. Digordius Kirjanova, 1950
  2. Paragordius Camerano, 1897
  3. Progordius Kirjanova, 1950
  4. Pseudogordius Yeh and Jordan, 1957
  1. Beatogordius Heinze, 1934
  2. Cretachordodes Poinar & Buckley, 2006
  3. Gordionus Müller, 1927
  4. Parachordodes Camerano, 1897
  5. Paragordionus Heinze, 1935
  6. Semigordionus Heinze, 1952

References

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  1. ^ a b "Chordodidae". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
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