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''Gordiidae'' is a family of parasitic horsehair worms belonging to the order
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Gordioidea
Gordioidea is an order (sometimes placed at superfamily level) of parasitic horsehair worms. Its taxonomy remains uncertain, but appears to be contained in the monotypic class Gordioida and contains about 320 known species.
Biology
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Description
To date only two genera have been identified in the Gordiidae. These horsehair worms are characterized by a post- cloacal crescent located at the base of the two tail lobes. The genera are distinguished by the distinctly pointed tips on male ''Acutogordius
''Acutogordius'' is a genus of worms belonging to the family Gordiidae.
The species of this genus are found in Northern America, Malesia
Malesia is a biogeographical region straddling the Equator and the boundaries of the Indomalayan and ...
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Polyneoptera
The cohort Polyneoptera is a proposed taxonomic ranking for the Orthoptera (grasshoppers, crickets, etc.) and all other Neopteran insects believed to be more closely related to Orthoptera than to any other insect orders. These winged insects, no ...
n insects such as Orthoptera and Mantodea
Mantises are an order (Mantodea) of insects that contains over 2,400 species in about 460 genera in 33 families. The largest family is the Mantidae ("mantids"). Mantises are distributed worldwide in temperate and tropical habitats. They ha ...
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Genera
The ''Global Biodiversity Information Facility
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# ''Acutogordius
''Acutogordius'' is a genus of worms belonging to the family Gordiidae.
The species of this genus are found in Northern America, Malesia
Malesia is a biogeographical region straddling the Equator and the boundaries of the Indomalayan and ...
'' Heinze, 1952
# '' Gordius'' Linnaeus, 1758
References
External links
* {{Taxonbar, from=Q3830559 Nematomorpha Parasitic protostomes