Belondiridae

Belondiridae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Nematoda
Class: Enoplea
Order: Dorylaimida
Suborder: Dorylaimina
Superfamily:
Family:
Synonyms
  • Axonchiidae
  • Dorylaimellidae
  • Roqueidae
  • Swangeriidae

Belondiridae is a family of nematodes belonging to the order Dorylaimida.[1] They are small to medium sized, being around 0.7-2 mm in length.

Description

These nematodes are described as having short tails, that are rounded or conical.[2]

Genera

Genera:[1]

  • Amphibelondira Rahman, Jairajpuri, Ahmad & Ahmad, 1987
  • Anchobelondira Nair & Coomans, 1971
  • Axonchium Cobb, 1920
  • Axonchoides Thorne, 1967
  • Belaxelles Thorne, 1974
  • Belondira Thorne, 1939
  • Belondirella Thorne, 1964
  • Bullaenema Sauer, 1968
  • Dactyluraxonchium Coomans & Nair, 1975
  • Dorylaimellus Cobb, 1913
  • Durinemella Andrássy, 2009
  • Falchiasta Clark, 1964
  • Helicobelondira Yeates, 1973

Sources

  1. Belondiridae
  2. Genus Belondira - Applied Nematology, Ecology and Acoustical Signatures
  3. WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Belondiridae Thorne, 1939
  4. New data of three rare belondirid species (Nematoda, Dorylaimida, Belondiridae) from Vietnam, with the first record and description of the male of Oxybelondira paraperplexa Ahmad & Jairajpuri, 1979
  5. Description of five new and four known species of Dorylaimellus Cobb, 1913 with perioral disc (Nematoda: Belondiroidea) from the Western Ghats of India | European Journal of Taxonomy

References

  1. ^ a b "Belondiridae". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
  2. ^ "Genus Belondira". Applied Nematology, Ecology and Acoustical Signatures. Retrieved 2025-03-12.