Tetradonematidae
Classification
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Nematoda |
| Order | Mermithida |
| Family | Tetradonematidae |
| Published in | Cobb, N. A. (1919). Tetradonema plicans nov. gen. et spec. representing a new family, Tetradonematidae as now found parasitic in larvae of the midge insect Sciara coprophila Lintner. The Journal of Parasitology, 5 (4): 176–185. https://nemys.ugent.be/ap |
| Habitat | FRESHWATER, TERRESTRIAL |
| Genera | 18 |
| Species records held | 34 |
| Descendant taxa (GBIF) | 52 |
| GBIF key | 4281966 |
Genera in Tetradonematidae
- Tetradomermis — 9 species: Tetradomermis angusta, Tetradomermis decima, Tetradomermis heterocella, Tetradomermis isocella, Tetradomermis longicorporis, Tetradomermis longistoma, Tetradomermis polycella, Tetradomermis shilini
- Nanomermis — 4 species: Nanomermis infestans, Nanomermis nemicola, Nanomermis tripylae, Nanomermis trischistomae
- Tetradonema — 3 species: Tetradonema ferrisiae, Tetradonema plicans, Tetradonema solenopsis
- Aproctonema — 2 species: Aproctonema chapmaniii, Aproctonema entomophagum
- Myrmeconema — 2 species: Myrmeconema antiqua, Myrmeconema neotropicum
- Palaeotetradonema — 2 species: Palaeotetradonema phlebotomae, Palaeotetradonema sciarae
- Bispiculum — 1 species: Bispiculum inaequale
- Bissonema — 1 species: Bissonema acicularis
- Brevinema — 1 species: Brevinema brevis
- Corethrellonema — 1 species: Corethrellonema grandispiculosum
- Crassinema — 1 species: Crassinema glustschenkovae
- Didilia — 1 species: Didilia ooglypta
- Heterogonema — 1 species: Heterogonema ovomasculis
- Idioblaptus — 1 species: Idioblaptus elachistus
- Mermithonema — 1 species: Mermithonema entomophilum
- Nematimermis — 1 species: Nematimermis enoplivora
- Paraproctonema — 1 species: Paraproctonema simuliophaga
- Trichonema — 1 species: Trichonema binucleata
Source and Attribution
Taxonomic rank data on this page is drawn from the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy, doi.org/10.15468/39omei, GBIF Secretariat, licensed CC BY 4.0. Member-species counts are counts of records held in the Sanctum species index, not a claim of completeness for the family.