Acuariidae
| Acuariidae | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia | 
| Phylum: | Nematoda | 
| Class: | Secernentea | 
| Subclass: | Spiruria | 
| Order: | Spirurida | 
| Superfamily: |  Acuarioidea Railliet, Henry & Sisoff, 1912  | 
| Family: |  Acuariidae Railliet, Henry & Sisoff, 1912  | 
| Genera | |
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 About 40, see text  | |
| Synonyms | |
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 Acuariidae Seurat, 1913 Spiropteridae Leiper, 1911 Streptocaridae Skrjabin, Sobolev & Ivashkin, 1965  | |
Acuariidae is a family of spirurian nematodes. Like all nematodes, they have neither a circulatory nor a respiratory system. They are the only family in superfamily Acuarioidea, and number about 40 genera and 300 species, most of which are parasites of birds.[1]
Genera
Several genera, particularly in the Seuratiinae, are monotypic.[1] At least some of them are liable to be invalid.
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 Subfamily Acuariinae Railliet, Henry & Sisoff, 1912 
 Subfamily Schistorophinae Travassos, 1918 
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 Subfamily Seuratiinae Chitwood & Wehr, 1932 
 
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Footnotes
References
- Hallan, Joel (ed.) (2007): Family Acuariidae. Version of 2007-AUG-07. Retrieved 2008-NOV-04.
 
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