Hopperia is a genus of chromadorid nematodes that belongs to the family Comesomatidae.
Distribution The genus has cosmopolitan distribution.
Taxonomy The genus is a chromadorid nematode of the order Araeolaimida. It is more specifically a member of the family Comesomatidae. The species H. metatypica was originally described as a member of the genus Dorylaimopsis. However several studies have moved it to this genus due to its lateral differentiation consisting of larger, irregularly-distributed coarse dots.
Species This genus currently contains 18 described species. A list of them can be found below:
Hopperia americana Hopperia ancora Hopperia arntzi Hopperia australis Hopperia beaglense Hopperia communis Hopperia dolichura Hopperia dorylaimopsoides Hopperia hexadentata Hopperia indiana Hopperia macramphida Hopperia massiliensis Hopperia metatypica Chitwood, 1936 Hopperia mira Hopperia muscatensis Hopperia novazelandica Hopperia patagonica Hopperia sinensis
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