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obligate parasites of the coleom of annelids and of molluscs.
Most species have been described from megascolecid earthworms from South-East Asia, with only a few being reported from Africa and North America.
They are most abundant in tropics, although genera such as Dicelis and Filiponema are reported from temperate regions (Dujardin, 1845; Spiridonov, 1992).
Families:
Spiridonov, S.E. 1992. Mbanema nigeriense n. gen., n. sp. (Drilonematidae : Nematoda) from Eudrilus eugeniae (Eudrilidae : Oligochaeta) in Nigeria. Fundamental and Applied Nematology 15:443-447
Yeates, G.W., Spiridonov, S.E. 1996. New nematodes of the families Drilonematidae, Ungellidae, and Mesidionematidae from New Zealand megascolecid earthworms, New Zealand Journal of Zoology, 23:4, 381-399, DOI: 10.1080/03014223.1996.9518098
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