Biology:Thelaziidae

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Short description: Family of roundworms

Thelaziidae
Parasite180153-fig3 Thelazia callipaeda (Nematoda).png
Male Thelazia callipaeda
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Thelaziidae

Skrjabin, 1915
Genera

About 7, see text

Thelaziidae is a family of spirurian nematodes, which form the mid-sized lineage of the superfamily Thelazioidea. Like all nematodes, they have neither a circulatory nor a respiratory system.

They number 7 genera or so, with a few dozen species all together. Mostly parasites of birds, a few have also been found in other vertebrates.[1]

Systematics

The subfamily Oxyspirurinae is monotypic, as are several little-known genera in the Thelaziinae; these all might not be valid. All together, the systematic layout of this family is liable to change and cannot be considered more than tentative.[1]

Subfamily Oxyspirurinae Skrjabin, 1916

  • Oxyspirura Dräsche in Stossich, 1897

Subfamily Thelaziinae Skrjabin, 1915

  • Ceratospira Schneider, 1866
  • Hempelia Vaz, 1937
  • Pancreatonema McVicar & Gibson, 1975
  • Pericyema Railliet, 1925
  • Thelazia Bosc in Blainville, 1819
  • Thylaconema Chandler, 1929

Footnotes

  1. 1.0 1.1 Hallan (2007)

References

  • Hallan, Joel (ed.) (2007): Family Thelaziidae. Version of 2007-AUG-07. Retrieved 2008-NOV-05.

Wikidata ☰ Q3720102 entry