Acuariidae
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.Genera
Several genera, particularly in the Seuratiinae, are monotypic. At least some of them are liable to be invalid.
Subfamily Acuariinae Railliet, Henry & Sisoff, 1912
- Acuaria Bremser, 1811
- Cheilospirura Diesing, 1861
- Chevreuxia Seurat, 1918
- Chordatortilis Mendonça & Rodrigues, 1965
- Chordocephalus Alegret, 1941
- Cosmocephalus Molin, 1858
- Decorataria Sobolev, 1949
- Desportesius Chabaud & Campana, 1949
- Dispharynx Railliet, Henry & Sisoff, 1912
- Echinuria Soloviev, 1912
- Paracuaria Krishna Rao, 1951
- Pectinospirura Wehr, 1933
- Sexansocara Sobolev & Sudarikov, 1939
- Skrjabinocerca Shikhoblaova, 1930
- Skrjabinoclava Sobolev, 1943
- Stammerinema Osche, 1955
- Syncuaria Gilbert, 1927
- Synhimantus Railliet, Henry & Sisoff, 1912
- Willmottia Mawson, 1982
- Xenocordon Mawson, 1982
Subfamily Schistorophinae Travassos, 1918
- Ancyracanthopsis Diesing, 1861
- Quasithelazia Maplestone, 1932
- Schistorophus Railliet, 1916
- Sciadiocara Skrjabin, 1916
- Viktorocara Guschanskaja, 1950
Subfamily Seuratiinae Chitwood & Wehr, 1932
- Aviculariella Wehr, 1931
- Ingliseria Gibson, 1968
- Proyseria Petter, 1959
- Pseudohaplonema Wang et al., 1978
- Rusguniella Seurat, 1919
- Seuratia Skrjabin, 1916
- Stegophorus Wehr, 1934
- Streptocara Railliet, Henry & Sisoff, 1912
Incertae sedis- Antechiniella Quentin & Beveridge, 1986
- Chandleronema Little & Ali, 1980
- Cyclopsinema Cobb, 1927
- Deliria Vicente, Magalhaes Pinto & Noronha, 1980
- Molinacuaria Wong & Lankester, 1985
- Pseudoaviculariella Gupta & Jehan, 1971
- Tikusnema Hasegawa, Shiraishi & Rochma, 1992
- Voguracuaria Wong & Anderson, 1993
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