Ohridiidae

Family Ohridiidae

Revised 01/20/26

Classification:

Phylum Nematoda; Class Chromadorea; Subclass Chromadoria
Order Plectida
Suborder Plectina: Superfamily Leptolaimoidea

Ohridiidae Andrassy, 1976

Family accommodates a single genus, Domorganus and is considered of uncertain taxonomic status.
Some species of this single genus has been reported as endosymbionts of annelids.
Cuticle striated.
Stoma cylindrical.
Unispiral amphids.
Esophagus with median and basal swellings bulbs.
Cardia beween esophagus and intestine.
Excretory pore located posterior to cardia.
Female didelphic, amphidelphic
Male diorchic and with a single prcloacal papilla

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References

Holovachov, O. and DeLey, P. 2006. Order Plectida. In Eyualem-Abebe, Andrassy, I. and Traunspurger, W. Freshwater Nematodes, Ecology and Taxonomy. CABI Publishing

Holovachov, O. and Bostrom, S. 2004. Morphology and systematics of the superfamilies Leptolaimoidea Ã–rley, 1880 and Camacolaimoidea Micoletzky, 1924 (Nematoda: Plectida). J. Nematode Morphology and Systematics 7:1-49.

Holovachov,O. 2016. Identification keys to genera and species of the suborder Plectina, order Plectida (Nematoda). Swedish Museum of Natural History and ArtDatabanken

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