Gordiidae

Gordiidae
	Gordius aquaticus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Nematomorpha
Class:	Gordioida
Order:	Gordioidea
Family:	Gordiidae; May, 1919

Gordiidae is a family of parasitic horsehair worms belonging to the order Gordioidea.^[1]

Description

To date only two genera have been identified in the Gordiidae. These horsehair worms are characterized by a post-cloacal crescent located at the base of the two tail lobes. The genera are distinguished by the distinctly pointed tips on male Acutogordius tail lobes in comparison with Gordius.^[2] Recorded hosts are usually Polyneopteran insects such as Orthoptera and Mantodea.

Genera

The Global Biodiversity Information Facility lists:^[1]

Acutogordius Heinze, 1952
Gordius Linnaeus, 1758

References

^ ^a ^b "Gordiidae". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 4 November 2021.
^ Schmidt-Rhaesa A (2002) Are the genera of Nematomorpha monophyletic taxa? Zoologica Scripta 31: 185–200. DOI

External links

Media related to Gordiidae at Wikimedia Commons

[GBIF-1] "Gordiidae". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 4 November 2021.

[2] Schmidt-Rhaesa A (2002) Are the genera of Nematomorpha monophyletic taxa? Zoologica Scripta 31: 185–200. DOI

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