Gordiidae is a family of parasitic horsehair worms belonging to the order Gordioidea.
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.Schmidt-Rhaesa A (2002) Are the genera of Nematomorpha monophyletic taxa? Zoologica Scripta 31: 185–200. DOI Recorded hosts are usually Polyneopteran insects such as Orthoptera and Mantodea.
Genera
The Global Biodiversity Information Facility lists: Acutogordius Heinze, 1952 Gordius Linnaeus, 1758
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