Rev 12/09/24
Dioctophymatina
Dioctophymatoidea
Soboliphymatidae Petrov, 1930
A family of nematode parasites of the stomach of mammals in the families Soricidae (shrews) and Mustelidae (weasels, badgers, ferrets and others), especially insectivores.
Mouth opening in the center of a large cephalic sucker
The family is represented by a single genus: Soboliphyme.
Koehler, Anson V.A.; Hoberg, Eric P.; Torres-Pérez, Fernando; and Cook, Joseph A. 2009. A Molecular View of the Superfamily Dioctophymatoidea (Nematoda) Comp. Parasitol. 76:100–104.
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