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Dioctophyme
Sign in to saveDioctophyme is a monotypic genus of nematodes belonging to the family Dioctophymidae. The only species is Dioctophyme renale. Much older literature uses the alternative spelling "Dioctophyma" and the family name "Dioctophymatidae" but these alternative spellings were suppressed by the ICZN in a 1987 ruling.
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It sits within the topics Ascaridomorpha, Chromadorea genera and Monotypic nematode genera.
Its subject is documented across 3 Wikipedia language editions.
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- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumNematoda
- ClassEnoplea
- OrderDioctophymatida
- FamilyDioctophymatidae
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Dioctophyme is a monotypic genus of nematodes belonging to the family Dioctophymidae. The only species is Dioctophyme renale. Much older literature uses the alternative spelling "Dioctophyma" and the family name "Dioctophymatidae" but these alternative spellings were suppressed by the ICZN in a 1987 ruling.
The species is found in Northern America and Japan.
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