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Spirurina

Suborder of roundworms

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Infraorders

Spirurina contains the following infraorders, based on the World Nematode Database:

Ascaridomorpha De Ley & Blaxter, 2002

Ascaridomorpha contains the following superfamilies:

  • Ascaridoidea Baird, 1853
  • Cosmocercoidea Railliet, 1916
  • Heterakoidea Railliet & Henry, 1912
  • Seuratoidea Hall, 1916
  • Subuluroidea Yorke & Maplestone, 1926

Gnathostomatomorpha De Ley & Blaxter, 2002

Gnathostomatomorpha contains the following superfamilies:

  • Gnathostomatoidea Railliet, 1895

Oxyuridomorpha De Ley & Blaxter, 2002

Oxyuridomorpha, which was previously the order Oxyurida, contains the following superfamilies:

  • Oxyuroidea Weinland, 1858
  • Thelastomatoidea Travassos, 1929

Rhigonematomorpha De Ley & Blaxter, 2002

Rhigonematomorpha contains the following superfamilies:

  • Ransomnematoidea Travassos, 1930
  • Rhigonematoidea Artigas, 1930

Spiruromorpha De Ley & Blaxter, 2002

Members of Spiruromorpha are known to parasitize porpoises, canids, pangolins, various other mammals, newts, along with fish such as catfish, sturgeons, suckers, salmonids, and pikes. It contains the following superfamilies:

  • Acuarioidea Railliet, Henry & Sisoff, 1912
  • Aproctoidea Skrjabin & Shikhobalova, 1945
  • Camallanoidea Travassos, 1920
  • Diplotriaenoidea Anderson, 1958
  • Filarioidea Chabaud & Anderson, 1959
  • Habronematoidea Ivaschkin, 1961
  • Physalopteroidea Railliet, 1893
  • Rictularoidea Railliet, 1916
  • Spiruroidea Oerley, 1885
  • Thelazioidea Skrjabin, 1915

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