Thelaziidae
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| Male Thelazia callipaeda | |
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| Family: | Thelaziidae Skrjabin, 1915
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Thelaziidae is a family of spirurian nematodes, which form the mid-sized lineage of the superfamily Thelazioidea. Like all nematodes, they have neither a circulatory nor a respiratory system.
They number 7 genera or so, with a few dozen species all together. Mostly parasites of birds, a few have also been found in other vertebrates.[1]
Systematics[edit]
The subfamily Oxyspirurinae is monotypic, as are several little-known genera in the Thelaziinae; these all might not be valid. All together, the systematic layout of this family is liable to change and cannot be considered more than tentative.[1]
Subfamily Oxyspirurinae Skrjabin, 1916
- Oxyspirura Dräsche in Stossich, 1897
Subfamily Thelaziinae Skrjabin, 1915
- Ceratospira Schneider, 1866
- Hempelia Vaz, 1937
- Pancreatonema McVicar & Gibson, 1975
- Pericyema Railliet, 1925
- Thelazia Bosc in Blainville, 1819
- Thylaconema Chandler, 1929
Footnotes[edit]
References[edit]
- Hallan, Joel (ed.) (2007): Family Thelaziidae. Version of 2007-AUG-07. Retrieved 2008-NOV-05.
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