Chordodidae


Chordodidae is a family of parasitic horsehair worms belonging to the order Gordioidea; its taxonomy is under review.

Genera

Two subfamilies are currently recognised; unless referenced otherwise, the Global Biodiversity Information Facility includes the following genera:

Chordodinae

Auth. Heinze, 1935
  1. Chordodes Creplin, 1847
  2. Dacochordodes Capuse, 1965
  3. Euchordodes Heinze, 1937
  4. Lanochordodes Kirjanova, 1950
  5. Neochordodes Carvalho, 1942
  6. Noteochordodes Miralles and Villalobos, 2000
  7. Pantachordodes Heinze, 1954
  8. Pseudochordodes Carvalho, 1942
  9. Spinochordodes Kirjanova, 1950

    Paragordiinae

  10. Digordius Kirjanova, 1950
  11. Paragordius Camerano, 1897
  12. Progordius Kirjanova, 1950
  13. Pseudogordius Yeh and Jordan, 1957

    ''[incertae sedis]''

  14. Beatogordius Heinze, 1934
  15. †Cretachordodes Poinar & Buckley, 2006
  16. Gordionus Müller, 1927
  17. Parachordodes Camerano, 1897
  18. Paragordionus Heinze, 1935
  19. Semigordionus Heinze, 1952