Spirurina is a suborder of nematode worms in the order Rhabditida. Spirurina contains a diverse group of worms that inhabit soil, water, and other bodies of organism.
Infraorders Spirurina contains the following infraorders, based on the World Nematode Database: Ascaridomorpha De Ley & Blaxter, 2002
Ascaridomorpha contains the following superfamilies: Ascaridoidea Baird, 1853 Cosmocercoidea Railliet, 1916 Heterakoidea Railliet & Henry, 1912 Seuratoidea Hall, 1916 Subuluroidea Yorke & Maplestone, 1926 Gnathostomatomorpha De Ley & Blaxter, 2002
Gnathostomatomorpha contains the following superfamilies: Gnathostomatoidea Railliet, 1895 Oxyuridomorpha De Ley & Blaxter, 2002
Oxyuridomorpha, which was previously the order Oxyurida, contains the following superfamilies: Oxyuroidea Weinland, 1858 Thelastomatoidea Travassos, 1929 Rhigonematomorpha De Ley & Blaxter, 2002
Rhigonematomorpha contains the following superfamilies: Ransomnematoidea Travassos, 1930 Rhigonematoidea Artigas, 1930 Spiruromorpha De Ley & Blaxter, 2002
Members of Spiruromorpha are known to parasitize porpoises, canids, pangolins, various other mammals, newts, along with fish such as catfish, sturgeons, suckers, salmonids, and pikes. It contains the following superfamilies:
Acuarioidea Railliet, Henry & Sisoff, 1912 Aproctoidea Skrjabin & Shikhobalova, 1945 Camallanoidea Travassos, 1920 Diplotriaenoidea Anderson, 1958 Filarioidea Chabaud & Anderson, 1959 Habronematoidea Ivaschkin, 1961 Physalopteroidea Railliet, 1893 Rictularoidea Railliet, 1916 Spiruroidea Oerley, 1885 Thelazioidea Skrjabin, 1915
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References
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