''Hexametra'' is a genus 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 family
Ascarididae
The Ascarididae are a family of the large intestinal roundworms. Members of the family are intestinal parasites, infecting all classes of vertebrates. It includes a number of genera,Anderson RC (2000)''Nematode Parasites of Vertebrates. Their Dev ...
.
The genus has almost
cosmopolitan distribution
In biogeography, cosmopolitan distribution is the term for the range of a taxon that extends across all or most of the world in appropriate habitats. Such a taxon, usually a species, is said to exhibit cosmopolitanism or cosmopolitism. The ext ...
.
Species:
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Hexametra boddaertii
''Hexametra boddaertii'' is a parasitic roundworm belonging to the family Ascarididae. ''H. boddaertii'' was originally described from a single specimen of '' Mastigodryas boddaerti'', a South American colubrine snake. Other neotropical colubrids ...
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Hexametra bozkovi
''Hexametra'' is a genus of nematodes belonging to the family Ascarididae.
The genus has almost cosmopolitan distribution
In biogeography, cosmopolitan distribution is the term for the range of a taxon that extends across all or most of the ...
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Hexametra quadricornis
''Hexametra'' is a genus of nematodes belonging to the family Ascarididae.
The genus has almost cosmopolitan distribution.
Species:
*'' Hexametra boddaertii''
*''Hexametra bozkovi
''Hexametra'' is a genus of nematodes belonging to the famil ...
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References
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Nematodes