IRMNG name details
basis of record
Parker, S.P. (ed). (1982). Synopsis and Classification of Living Organisms. McGraw-Hill, New York. 2 volumes. [details]
source of synonymy
WoRMS (Mar 2013) [details]
extant flag source
Parker, S.P. (ed). (1982). Synopsis and Classification of Living Organisms. McGraw-Hill, New York. 2 volumes. [details]
habitat flag source
Aphia2006/ERMS (marine) [details]
Unreviewed
Classification Eukaryota (Superkingdom) > Animalia (Kingdom) > Eumetazoa (Subkingdom) > Nematoda (Phylum) > Dorylaimea (Class) > Rhabditia (Subclass) > Dioctophymatida (Order) > Dioctophymatina (Suborder) > Dioctophymatoidea (Superfamily) > Dioctophymatidae (Family) [details]
Descriptive info Parasites of birds, mammals, reptiles and amphibians, alternate hosts aquatic annelids (Parker); internal parasites of mammals (Hodda). [details]
Habitat Marine and nonmarine [details]
Taxonomic remark Based on incorrect spelling of genus name, properly Dioctophymidae (ICZN Opinion 1552, 1989), however this spelling used in Hodda, 2011. Authority given as Railliet, 1915 in Hallan, 2000-. [details]
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