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  Subfamily Thorniinae

Genus Thornia

    Species T. goffarti
    Species T. hirschmannae
    Species T. juvenilis
    Species T. magna
    Species T. parathermophila
    Species T. pithecusana
    Species T. propingua
    Species T. rhopalocercoides
    Species T. steatopyga
    Species T. steineri
    Species T. thermophila

Taxon Information

The Genus Thornia has been reported (or is assumed) to occur in fresh waters. This taxon has been reported from North America.

(These statements were generated automatically from the WInvertebrates database.)

Literature Records

• Thornia, (De Ley et al., 2006).
• Thornia, [eastern North America] (Ferris et al., 1973).

Bibliography

• De Ley, P., W. Decraemer & Eualem-Abebe. 2006. Introduction: Summary of present knowledge and research addressing the ecology and taxonomy of freshwater nematodes. [in] Eualem-Abebe et al. (eds.). Freshwater Nematodes: Ecology and Taxonomy: 3-30.
• Ferris, V.R., L.M. Ferris, & J.P. Tjepkema. 1973. Genera of freshwater nematodes (Nematoda) of eastern North America. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Biota of Freshwater Ecosystems Identification Manual 10. 38 pp. [Available online]

Web Pages

• Integrated Taxonomic Information System