Superfamily Gnathostomatoidea

Revised 05/28/26

Chromadoria

• The superfamily Gnathostomatoidea is comprised of parasitic nematode species with mammals and other vetrebrates as definitive hosts and with copepods as intermediate hosts
• Feeding sites in definitive host are intestinal mucosa.

Families:

• Gnathostomatidae

References

 Hodda, M. 2022.  Phylum Nematoda: feeding habits for all valid genera using a new, universal scheme encompassing the entire phylum, with descriptions of morphological characteristics of the stoma, a key, and discussion of the evidence for trophic relationships. Zootaxa 5114(1):318-451. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5114.1.3

Radev, V. 2024. Spirurida (Order). Chapter 53 in In S. L. Gardner and S. A. Gardner, eds. Concepts in Animal Parasitology. Zea Books, Lincoln, Nebraska, United States. doi:10.32873/unl.dc.ciap053

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