Subuluridae

Subuluridae
Egg of Subulura sp.
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Subuluridae

Travassos, 1914
Genera

About one dozen, see text

Subuluridae is a family of spirurian nematodes which, together with the two species of Maupasinidae, make up the superfamily Subuluroidea. Like all nematodes, they have neither a circulatory nor a respiratory system.

They number about one dozen genera and somewhat over 100 species, and are parasites of amniotes, chiefly birds and mammals.[1]

  1. ^ Hallan (2007)