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Family of parasitic horsehair worms

Gordiidae
Gordius aquaticus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Nematomorpha
Class: Gordioida
Order: Gordioidea
Family: Gordiidae
May, 1919

Gordiidae is a family of parasitic horsehair worms belonging to the order Gordioidea.

Description

To date only two genera have been identified in the Gordiidae. These horsehair worms are characterized by a post-cloacal crescent located at the base of the two tail lobes. The genera are distinguished by the distinctly pointed tips on male Acutogordius tail lobes in comparison with Gordius. Recorded hosts are usually Polyneopteran insects such as Orthoptera and Mantodea.

Genera

Acutogordius taiwanensis

The Global Biodiversity Information Facility lists:

  1. Acutogordius Heinze, 1952
  2. Gordius Linnaeus, 1758

References

  1. ^ "Gordiidae". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 4 November 2021.
  2. Schmidt-Rhaesa A (2002) Are the genera of Nematomorpha monophyletic taxa? Zoologica Scripta 31: 185–200. DOI

External links

  • Media related to Gordiidae at Wikimedia Commons
Taxon identifiers
Gordiidae
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