Dioctophymidae is a family of

nematodes The nematodes ( or ; ; ), roundworms or eelworms constitute the phylum Nematoda. Species in the phylum inhabit a broad range of environments. Most species are free-living, feeding on microorganisms, but many are parasitic. Parasitic worms (he ...

belonging to the order Ascaridida.
/ref> Much older literature uses the alternative spelling "Dioctophymatidae" but this alternative spelling was suppressed by the

ICZN The International Code of Zoological Nomenclature (ICZN) is a widely accepted convention in zoology that rules the formal scientific naming of organisms treated as animals. It is also informally known as the ICZN Code, for its formal author, t ...

in a 1987 ruling.ICZN Opinion 1552
/ref> Genera: * '' Dioctophyme'' Collet-Meygret, 1802 * ''

Eustrongylides ''Eustrongylides'' is a genus of nematodes belonging to the family Dioctophymidae. The species of this genus cause eustrongylidosis. The genus has almost cosmopolitan distribution. Species: *''Eustrongylides excisus'' *''Eustrongylides ignotu ...

'' Jägerskiöld, 1909 * '' Hystrichis'' Dujardin, 1844 * '' Neostrongyloides'' Rathore & Nama, 1988

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