Belondiridae

Belondiridae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Nematoda
Class: Enoplea
Order: Dorylaimida
Suborder: Dorylaimina
Superfamily: Belondiroidea
Family: Belondiridae
Synonyms

Belondiridae is a family of nematodes belonging to the order Dorylaimida. They are small to medium sized, being around 0.7-2 mm in length. There are 256 unique species scattered among 33 genera.

Description

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

Genera

Genera:

Distribution

Species of Belondiridae are distributed on all 6 major continents, with major clusters being Europe, India, South Africa, and Western Australia.

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. 1 2 3 "Belondiridae". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
  2. ↑ "Genus Belondira". Applied Nematology, Ecology and Acoustical Signatures. Retrieved 2025-03-12.