Draconematidae

Draconematidae
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Nematoda
Class: Chromadorea
Order: Desmodorida
Family:
Synonyms
  • Claparediellidae
  • Drepanonematidae
  • Prochaetosomatidae

Draconematidae is a family of nematodes belonging to the order Desmodorida.[1]

Unlike many nematodes, they often use crawling rather than sinusoidal swimming, enabled by the complex body surface structures and often features scales, ridges, or spines, used for gliding through marine sediments.

Members of this family are distinctive for their elaborate and often highly ornamented cuticles, making them morphologically unique among nematodes.


Genera

Genera:[1]

  • Apenodraconema Allen & Noffsinger, 1978
  • Bathychaetosoma Decraemer, Gourbault & Backeljau, 1997
  • Cephalochaetosoma Kito, 1983

References

  1. ^ a b "Draconematidae". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
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