Diplotriaenidae

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Diplotriaenidae
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Nematoda
Class: Secernentea
Subclass: Spiruria
Order: Spirurida
Superfamily: Diplotriaenoidea
Family: Diplotriaenidae
Genera

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Diplotriaenidae is a family of spirurian nematodes. Like all their relatives, they have neither a circulatory a or respiratory system. They are the only family in superfamily Diplotriaenoidea.

[edit] Systematics

Subfamilies and genera of Diplotriaenidae are:

Subfamily Diplotriaeninae

  • Quadriplotriaena
  • Diplotriaena - includes Diplotriaenoides
  • Chabaudiella

Subfamily Dicheilonematinae

  • Monopetalonema - includes Politospiculum and Ornithosetaria
  • Petrovifilaria
  • Dicheilonema - includes Contortospiculum
  • Hastospiculum - includes Setarospiculum
  • Hamatospiculum - includes Parhamatospiculum, Tytofilaria, Oceanifilaria
  • Serratospiculum
  • Heterospiculum - includes Heterospiculoides
  • Serratospiculoides