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'''''Dioctophyme''''' is a [[monotypic genus]] of [[nematode]]s belonging to the family [[Dioctophymidae]]. The only species is ''[[Dioctophyme renale]]''.<ref name="IRMNG">[https://www.irmng.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1032839]</ref> Much older literature uses the alternative spelling ''Dioctophyma'' and the family name |
'''''Dioctophyme''''' is a [[monotypic genus]] of [[nematode]]s belonging to the family [[Dioctophymidae]]. The only species is ''[[Dioctophyme renale]]''.<ref name="IRMNG">[https://www.irmng.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1032839]</ref> Much older literature uses the alternative spelling ''"Dioctophyma"'' and the family name "Dioctophymatidae" but these alternative spellings were suppressed by the [[ICZN]] in a 1987 ruling.<ref>[https://archive.org/details/biostor-5104 ICZN Opinion 1552]</ref> |
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The species is found in Northern America and Japan.<ref name="IRMNG" /> |
The species is found in Northern America and Japan.<ref name="IRMNG" /> |
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Revision as of 21:15, 25 October 2023
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Nematoda |
| Class: | Chromadorea |
| Order: | Ascaridida |
| Family: | Dioctophymidae |
| Genus: | Dioctophyme Collet-Meygret, 1802 |
| Species: | D. renale
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| Dioctophyme renale (Goeze, 1782)
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Dioctophyme is a monotypic genus of nematodes belonging to the family Dioctophymidae. The only species is Dioctophyme renale.[1] Much older literature uses the alternative spelling "Dioctophyma" and the family name "Dioctophymatidae" but these alternative spellings were suppressed by the ICZN in a 1987 ruling.[2]
The species is found in Northern America and Japan.[1]
References
- ^ a b [1]
- ^ ICZN Opinion 1552