Heterakidae 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 Ascaridomorpha is an infraorder of parasitic roundworms in the order Rhabditida Rhabditida is an order of free-living, parasitic and microbivorous nematodes living in soil. The Cephalobidae, Panagrolaimidae, Steinernematidae, and Strongy ...

Genera

Genera: * '' Africana'' Travassos, 1920 * '' Bufonerakis'' Baker, 1980 * '' Cagourakis'' Petter, Chermette & Vassart, 1988 * '' Haroldakis'' Inglis, 1991 * '' Hatterianema'' Chabaud & Dollfus, 1966 * '' Heterakis'' Dujardin, 1845 * '' Kiwinema'' Inglis & Harris, 1990 * '' Meteterakis'' Karve, 1930 * '' Moaciria'' Teixeira de Freitas, 1956 * '' Musserakis'' Hasegawa, Dewi & Asakawa, 2014-04 * '' Neoheterakis'' Kumar & Thienpont, 1974 * '' Odontoterakis'' Skrjabin & Schikhobalova, 1947 * '' Pseudostrongyluris'' Guerrero, 1971 * '' Spinicauda'' Travassos, 1920 * '' Strongyluris'' Müller, 1894

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q5269023 Ascaridomorpha Nematode families