''Aonchotheca'' is a genus of

nematode The nematodes ( or grc-gre, Νηματώδη; la, Nematoda) or roundworms constitute the phylum Nematoda (also called Nemathelminthes), with plant-Parasitism, parasitic nematodes also known as eelworms. They are a diverse animal phylum inhab ...

s belonging to the family

Capillariidae ''Capillariidae'' is a family of parasitic nematodes. All its members are parasites in vertebrates when they are in their adult stage. Taxonomy The family Capillariidae was created by Railliet in 1915. It is accepted in the most recent classific ...

. The genus was first described by López-Neyra in 1947. The species of this genus are found in Eurasia and Northern America. Species include: * ''

Aonchotheca forresteri ''Aonchotheca forresteri'' is a parasitic nematode that infects the marsh rice rat (''Oryzomys palustris'') in Florida. Occurring mainly in adults, it inhabits the stomach. It is much more common during the wet season, perhaps because its unknow ...

'' (Kinsella and Pence, 1987) * '' Aonchotheca putorii'' (Rudolphi, 1819)

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{{Taxonbar, from=Q18816725 Trichocephalida Nematode genera