Crenosomatidae is a family of
nematodes
The nematodes ( or grc-gre, Νηματώδη; la, Nematoda) or roundworms constitute the phylum Nematoda (also called Nemathelminthes), with plant-parasitic nematodes also known as eelworms. They are a diverse animal phylum inhabiting a broa ...
belonging to the order
Rhabditida
Rhabditida is an order of free-living, zooparasitic, and phytoparasitic microbivorous nematodes living in soil.
The Cephalobidae, Panagrolaimidae, Steinernematidae, and Strongyloididae seem to be closer to the Tylenchia, regardless of whet ...
.
Genera:
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Crenosoma
''Crenosoma'' is a genus of nematodes belonging to the family Crenosomatidae.
The species of this genus are found in Europe and Northern America.
Species:
* ''Crenosoma brasiliense'' Vieira, Muniz-Pereira, Lima, Moraes Neto, Guimaraes & Luque, ...
''
Molin, 1861
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Molinofilaria''
Vuylsteke, 1956
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Otostrongylus
''Otostrongylus'' is a monotypic genus of nematodes belonging to the family Crenosomatidae
Crenosomatidae is a family of nematodes belonging to the order Rhabditida
Rhabditida is an order of free-living, zooparasitic, and phytoparasitic mi ...
''
de Bruyn, 1933
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Paracrenosoma''
Yun & Kontramavichus, 1963
* ''
Prestwoodia''
Anderson, 1978
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Troglostrongylus
''Troglostrongylus'' is a genus of nematodes which are metastrongyloid lung parasites of domestic cats (''Felis catus'') and small wild cats ('' Felis lybica'', ''Lynx rufus'', '' Lynx canadensis'' and ''Felis chaus
The jungle cat (''Felis ...
''
Vevers, 1923
References
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Nematodes