''Dioctophyme'' is a
monotypic 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
Dioctophymidae
Dioctophymatidae is a family of nematodes belonging to the order Ascaridida.
Genera:
* ''Dioctophyma'' Collet-Meygret, 1802
* ''Dioctophyme''
* ''Eustrongylides''
* ''Hystrichis
''Hystrichis'' is a genus of nematode worm with a spinose an ...
. The only species is ''
Dioctophyme renale''.
The species is found in Northern America and Japan.
References
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Nematodes
Nematode genera
Monotypic animal genera