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  Family Paragordiidae

Genus Paragordius

    Species P. varius -- Wisconsin!
    Species P. esavianus
    Species P. maculates
    Species P. obamai
    Species P. stylosus
    Species P. tanganyikae
    Species P. tricuspidatus
    Species P. trinacris

Taxon Information

The Genus Paragordius has been reported (or is assumed) to occur in fresh waters. This taxon has been reported from Wisconsin.

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

Literature Records

• Paragordius, (Poinar et al., 2008).
• Paragordius, one wide-ranging species [North America] (Smith, 2001).
• Paragordius, [Wisconsin] (Watermolen & Haen, 1994).
• Paragordius, (Chitwood, 1959).

Bibliography

• Poinar, G., jr. 2008. Global diversity of hairworms (Nematomorpha: Gordiaceae) in freshwater. Hydrobiologia 595: 79-83. [Available online]
• Smith, D.G. 2001. Nematomorpha (Horsehair worms, gordian worms). Pennak's Freshwater Invertebrates of the United States, 4th edition: 217-226.
• Watermolen, D.J. & G.L. Haen. 1994. Horsehair worms (Phylum Nematomorpha) in Wisconsin, with notes on their occurrence in the Great Lakes. Journal of Freshwater Ecology 9(1): 7-11. [Available online]
• Chitwood, B.G. 1959. Gordiida. [in] W.T. Edmondson (ed.). Ward & Whipple Fresh-Water Biology, 2nd edition: 402-405.

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