''Gongylonema'' is a

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of thread-like

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that was described by Molin in 1857. It is the only currently valid genus in the

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Gongylonematidae, though the mysterious '' Spiruroides'' – usually placed in the Subuluridae, which are not closely related to ''Gongylonema'' among the

Spiruria Spirurina is a suborder of nematode worms in the order Rhabditida. Spirurina contains a diverse group of worms that inhabit soil, water, and other bodies of organism. Footnotes References * ''

Gongylonema longispiculum ''Gongylonema'' is a genus of thread-like nematode that was described by Molin in 1857. It is the only currently valid genus in the family Gongylonematidae, though the mysterious '' Spiruroides'' – usually placed in the Subuluridae, which are ...

'' Schulz, 1927 * ''

Gongylonema macrogubernaculum ''Gongylonema'' is a genus of thread-like nematode that was described by Molin in 1857. It is the only currently valid genus in the family Gongylonematidae, though the mysterious '' Spiruroides'' – usually placed in the Subuluridae, which are ...

'' Lubimov, 1931 * ''

Gongylonema madeleinensis ''Gongylonema'' is a genus of thread-like nematode that was described by Molin in 1857. It is the only currently valid genus in the family Gongylonematidae, though the mysterious '' Spiruroides'' – usually placed in the Subuluridae, which are ...

'' Diouf, Bâ, Marchand & Vassiliadès, 1997 * ''

Gongylonema marsupialis ''Gongylonema'' is a genus of thread-like nematode that was described by Molin in 1857. It is the only currently valid genus in the family Gongylonematidae, though the mysterious '' Spiruroides'' – usually placed in the Subuluridae, which are ...

'' Vaz & Pereira, 1934 * '' Gongylonema mesasiatica'' Sultanov, 1961 * '' Gongylonema metopidiusi'' Gupta & Kumar, 1977 * ''

Gongylonema mexicanum ''Gongylonema'' is a genus of thread-like nematode that was described by Raffaele Molin, Molin in 1857. It is the only currently valid genus in the family (biology), family Gongylonematidae, though the mysterious ''Spiruroides'' – usually place ...

'' Caballero & Zerecero, 1944 * '' Gongylonema minimum'' Molin, 1857 * '' Gongylonema monnigi'' * '' Gongylonema mucronatum'' Seurat, 1916 * '' Gongylonema musculi'' Rudolphi, 1819 * '' Gongylonema neoplasticum'' Fibiger & Ditlevsen, 1914 * '' Gongylonema pacoi'' Hernandez & Gutierrez, 1992 * '' Gongylonema pithyusensis'' Mas-Coma, 1977 * '' Gongylonema problematicum'' Schulz, 1924 * '' Gongylonema pulchrum'' Molin, 1857 * '' Gongylonema rodhaini'' Fain, 1948 * '' Gongylonema saimirisi'' Artigas, 1933 * '' Gongylonema soricis'' Fain, 1955 * '' Gongylonema spalacis'' Schulz, 1927 * '' Gongylonema verrucosum'' Giles, 1892

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Spirurida Parasitic nematodes of vertebrates Rhabditida genera {{Rhabditida-stub