Spirocercidae 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
Spirurida
Spirurida is an order of spirurian nematodes. Like all nematodes, they have neither a circulatory nor a respiratory system.
Some Spirurida, like the genus ''Gongylonema'', can cause disease in humans. One such disease is a skin infection with ...
.
Genera
Genera:
* ''
Ascarops''
van Beneden, 1873
* ''
Cyathospirura''
Baylis, 1934
* ''
Didelphonema''
Wolfgang, 1953
References
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Nematodes