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Nematomorpha

Taxonomy
Nematomorpha was named by Vejdovsky (1886). It is extant.

It was assigned to Nematozoa by Zrzavy et al. (1998) and Edgecombe et al. (2011); and to Nematoidea by Nielsen (2012) and Zhang et al. (2015).

Subtaxa

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1886Nematomorpha Vejdovsky
1998Nematomorpha Zrzavy et al.
2011Nematomorpha Edgecombe et al. p. 153 figs. Fig. 1
2012Nematomorpha Nielsen p. 286 figs. Fig. 47.3
2015Nematomorpha Zhang et al. p. 1

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
RankNameAuthor
CycloneuraliaAhlrichs 1995
Nematoidea
phylumNematomorphaVejdovsky 1886
phylumNematomorphaVejdovsky 1886

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Ph. Nematomorpha Vejdovsky 1886
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Superfm. Gordioidea Rauther 1930
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Fm. Chordodidae May 1919
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G. †Cretachordodes Poinar and Buckley 2006
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Cretachordodes burmitis Poinar and Buckley 2006
G. Gordius Linnaeus 1758
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Gordius tenuifibrosus Voigt 1938
Invalid names: Gordiacea [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available