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  Subfamily Ironinae

Genus Ironus

    Species I. americanus
    Species I. colourus
    Species I. helveticus
    Species I. ignavus
    Species I. longicaudatus
    Species I. luci
    Species I. macramphis
    Species I. paludicola
    Species I. rotundicaudatus
    Species I. sphincterus
    Species I. tenuicaudatus
    Species I. terranovus

Taxon Information

The Genus Ironus 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

• Ironus, [eastern North America] (Ferris et al., 1973).
• Ironus, "... aquatic, 16 species" (Chitwood & Allen, 1959).

Bibliography

• 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]
• Chitwood, B.G. & M.W. Allen. 1959. Nemata. [in] W.T. Edmondson (ed.). Ward & Whipple Fresh-Water Biology, 2nd edition: 368-401.

Web Pages

• Integrated Taxonomic Information System