Diplotriaenidae Explained

Diplotriaenidae is a family of spirurian nematodes. Like all their relatives, they have neither a circulatory a or respiratory system. They are the only family in superfamily Diplotriaenoidea, if the Oswaldofilariidae are correctly placed with the Filarioidea and not here.

Systematics

Subfamilies and genera of Diplotriaenidae are:

Subfamily Diplotriaeninae

• Quadriplotriaena
• Diplotriaena - includes Diplotriaenoides
• Chabaudiella

Subfamily Dicheilonematinae

• Monopetalonema - includes Politospiculum and Ornithosetaria
• Petrovifilaria
• Dicheilonema - includes Contortospiculum
• Hastospiculum - includes Setarospiculum
• Hamatospiculum - includes Parhamatospiculum, Tytofilaria, Oceanifilaria
• Serratospiculum
• Heterospiculum - includes Heterospiculoides
• Serratospiculoides