''Epacanthion'' is a genus of
nematode
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 (h ...
s belonging to the family
Thoracostomopsidae.
The genus has almost
cosmopolitan distribution
In biogeography, a cosmopolitan distribution is the range of a taxon that extends across most or all of the surface of the Earth, in appropriate habitats; most cosmopolitan species are known to be highly adaptable to a range of climatic and en ...
.
Species:
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Epacanthion agubernaculus''
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Epacanthion ampullatum''
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Epacanthion bicuspidatum''
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Epacanthion brevispiculosum''
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Epacanthion brevispiculum''
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Epacanthion buetschlii''
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Epacanthion buetschlii''
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Epacanthion crassum''
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Epacanthion durapelle''
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Epacanthion enoploidiforme''
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Epacanthion fasciculatum''
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Epacanthion filicaudatum''
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Epacanthion flagellicauda''
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Epacanthion galeatum''
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Epacanthion georgei''
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Epacanthion gorgonocephalum''
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Epacanthion hirsutum''
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Epacanthion incurvatum''
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Epacanthion longicaudatum''
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Epacanthion macrolaimus''
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Epacanthion mawsoni''
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Epacanthion microdentatum''
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Epacanthion multipapillatum''
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Epacanthion murmanicum''
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Epacanthion nadjae''
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Epacanthion oliffi''
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Epacanthion oweni''
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Epacanthion pellucidum''
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Epacanthion polysetosum''
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Epacanthion quadridiscus''
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Epacanthion saveljevi''
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Epacanthion sparsisetae''
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Epacanthion stekhoveni''
References
{{Taxonbar, from=Q4138710
Enoplia
Enoplea genera