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Acuariidae
Sign in to saveAcuariidae is a family of spirurian nematodes. Like all nematodes, they have neither a circulatory nor a respiratory system. They are the only family in superfamily Acuarioidea, and number about 40 genera and 300 species, most of which are parasites of birds.
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Within Vinony's link graph, Acuariidae is referenced by 14 other articles, and connects out to Animalia, bird and species.
It is catalogued under topics including Nematode families and Spirurida.
Its subject is documented across 7 Wikipedia language editions.
Species
FAMILY
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumNematoda
- ClassChromadorea
- OrderRhabditida
- FamilyAcuariidae
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 132
- With media
- 1
- Family
- Acuariidae
- Collections
- CINVESTAV-IPN, MSB, MCZ, USNM
- Recorded in
- Mexico, United States, China, Canada
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- Acuariidae
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Encyclopedic overview
3 sectionsContents
- Genera
- Footnotes
- References
Acuariidae is a family of spirurian nematodes. Like all nematodes, they have neither a circulatory nor a respiratory system. They are the only family in superfamily Acuarioidea, and number about 40 genera and 300 species, most of which are parasites of birds.
==Genera== Several genera, particularly in the Seuratiinae, are monotypic. At least some of them are liable to be invalid.
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