''Parachordodes'' is a genus of worms belonging to the family
Chordodidae
Chordodidae is a family of parasitic Nematomorpha, horsehair worms belonging to the order Gordioidea; its taxonomy is under review.
Genera
Two subfamilies are currently recognised; unless referenced otherwise, the Global Biodiversity Information ...
.
The species of this genus are found in
Europe
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and
East Asia
East Asia is the eastern region of Asia, which is defined in both geographical and ethno-cultural terms. The modern states of East Asia include China, Japan, Mongolia, North Korea, South Korea, and Taiwan. China, North Korea, South Korea and ...
.
Several cases of
human infections have been reported in
South Korea
South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia, constituting the southern part of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and sharing a Korean Demilitarized Zone, land border with North Korea. Its western border is formed ...
,
Japan
Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ...
.
Species:
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Parachordodes arndti
''Parachordodes'' is a genus of worms belonging to the family Chordodidae.
The species of this genus are found in Europe and East Asia.
Several cases of human infections have been reported in South Korea, Japan.
Species:
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Parachordodes capitosulcatus
''Parachordodes'' is a genus of worms belonging to the family Chordodidae.
The species of this genus are found in Europe and East Asia.
Several cases of human infections have been reported in South Korea, Japan.
Species:
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Parachordodes ciferrii
''Parachordodes'' is a genus of worms belonging to the family Chordodidae.
The species of this genus are found in Europe and East Asia.
Several cases of human infections have been reported in South Korea, Japan
Japan ( ja, 日本, or ...
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Parachordodes lestici
''Parachordodes'' is a genus of worms belonging to the family Chordodidae.
The species of this genus are found in Europe and East Asia.
Several cases of human infections have been reported in South Korea, Japan.
Species:
*''Parachordodes arn ...
[Schmidt-Rhaesa A. (2019). FADA Nematomorpha: World checklist of freshwater Nematomorpha species (version Dec 2010). In: Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life, 2019 Annual Checklist (Roskov Y., Ower G., Orrell T., Nicolson D., Bailly N., Kirk P.M., Bourgoin T., DeWalt R.E., Decock W., Nieukerken E. van, Zarucchi J., Penev L., eds.). Digital resource at www.catalogueoflife.org/annual-checklist/2019. Species 2000: Naturalis, Leiden, the Netherlands. ISSN 2405-884X.]
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Parachordodes megareolatus
''Parachordodes'' is a genus of worms belonging to the family Chordodidae.
The species of this genus are found in Europe and East Asia.
Several cases of human infections have been reported in South Korea, Japan.
Species:
*''Parachordodes arn ...
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Parachordodes okadai
''Parachordodes'' is a genus of worms belonging to the family Chordodidae.
The species of this genus are found in Europe and East Asia.
Several cases of human infections have been reported in South Korea, Japan.
Species:
*''Parachordodes arn ...
[Heinze, K. (1935). Weitere neue Parachordodes-Arten aus Asien. Zoologischer Anzeiger, 112, 155-158.][Mayr, E. (2015). Principles of systematic zoology. Scientific Publishers.]
References
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Nematomorpha