Acuariidae

Acuariidae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Nematoda
Class: Chromadorea
Order: Rhabditida
Suborder: Spirurida
Family:
Railliet, Henry & Sisoff, 1912
Genera

About 40, see text

Synonyms

Acuariidae Seurat, 1913 Spiropteridae Leiper, 1911 Streptocaridae Skrjabin, Sobolev & Ivashkin, 1965

Acuariidae is a family of spirurian nematodes. Like all nematodes, they have neither a circulatory nor a respiratory system. They are the only family in superfamily Acuarioidea, and number about 40 genera and 300 species, most of which are parasites of birds.[1]

Genera

Several genera, particularly in the Seuratiinae, are monotypic.[1] At least some of them are liable to be invalid.

Footnotes

  1. ^ a b Hallan (2007)

References

  • Hallan, Joel (ed.) (2007): Family Acuariidae. Version of 2007-AUG-07. Retrieved 2008-NOV-04.


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