Belondiridae

Belondiridae is a family of nematodes belonging to the order Dorylaimida. They are small to medium sized, being around 0.7-2 mm in length.

Description

These nematodes are described as having short tails, that are rounded or conical.

Genera

Genera:

• Amphibelondira <small>Rahman, Jairajpuri, Ahmad & Ahmad, 1987</small>
• Anchobelondira <small>Nair & Coomans, 1971</small>
• Axonchium <small>Cobb, 1920</small>
• Axonchoides <small>Thorne, 1967</small>
• Belaxelles <small>Thorne, 1974</small>
• Belondira <small>Thorne, 1939</small>
• Belondirella <small>Thorne, 1964</small>
• Bullaenema <small>Sauer, 1968</small>
• Dactyluraxonchium <small>Coomans & Nair, 1975</small>
• Dorylaimellus <small>Cobb, 1913</small>
• Durinemella <small>Andrássy, 2009</small>
• Falchiasta <small>Clark, 1964</small>
• Helicobelondira <small>Yeates, 1973</small>

Sources

1. Belondiridae
2. Genus Belondira - Applied Nematology, Ecology and Acoustical Signatures
3. WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Belondiridae Thorne, 1939
4. New data of three rare belondirid species (Nematoda, Dorylaimida, Belondiridae) from Vietnam, with the first record and description of the male of Oxybelondira paraperplexa Ahmad & Jairajpuri, 1979
5. Description of five new and four known species of Dorylaimellus Cobb, 1913 with perioral disc (Nematoda: Belondiroidea) from the Western Ghats of India | European Journal of Taxonomy

References