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Onchocercidae Leiper, 1911

117941  (urn:lsid:irmng.org:taxname:117941)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Nematoda (Phylum)
  4. Chromadorea (Class)
  5. Spirurida (Order)
  6. Onchocercidae (Family)
accepted
Family
Genus Ackertia Vaz, 1934
Genus Agamofilaria Stiles, 1907
Genus Andersonfilaria Bartlett & Bain, 1987
Genus Aproctella Cram in Stoddard, 1931
Genus Aproctiana Skrjabin, 1934
Genus Aproctoides Chandler, 1929
Genus Avifilaris Chapman Saunders, 1955
Genus Befilaria Chabaud, Anderson & Brygoo, 1959
Genus Bisbalia Bain & Guerrero, 2003
Genus Bostrichodera Sandground, 1938
Genus Breinlia Yorke & Maplestone, 1926
Genus Cardianema Alicata, 1933
Genus Cardiofilaria Strom, 1937
Genus Cercopithifilaria Eberhard, 1980
Genus Chabfilaria Bain, Dedet & Purnomo, 1983
Genus Chandlerella Yorke & Maplestone, 1926
Genus Cherylia Bain, Petit, Jacquet-Viallet & Houin, 1985
Genus Chiropterofilaria Yeh, Symes & Mataika, 1958
Genus Conispiculum Pandit, Pandit & Iyer, 1929
Genus Courduriella Chabaud, Brygoo & Petter, 1961
Genus Cruorifilaria Eberhard, Morales & Orihel, 1976
Genus Cystofilaria Skrjabin & Shikhobalova, 1948
Genus Deralophoronema Románovitch, 1916
Genus Dessetfilaria Bartlett & Bain, 1987
Genus Dipetalonema Diesing, 1861
Genus Dirofilaria Railliet & Henry, 1911
Genus Dirofilariaeformia Lubimov, 1935
Genus Dunnifilaria Mullin & Balasingam, 1973
Genus Edesonfilaria Yeh, 1960
Genus Elaeophora Railliet & Henry, 1912
Genus Eufilaria Seurat, 1921
Genus Filarissima Chabaud, 1974 †
Genus Foleyella Seurat, 1917
Genus Foleyellides Caballero, 1935
Genus Fuscicorpa Wehr, 1936
Genus Gonofilaria Mullin, 1973
Genus Icosiella Seurat, 1917
Genus Josefilaria Moorhouse, Bain & Wolf, 1980
Genus Lemdana Seurat, 1917
Genus Litomosa Yorke & Maplestone, 1926
Genus Litomosoides Chandler, 1931
Genus Loaina Eberhard & Orihel, 1984
Genus Macacanema Schad & Anderson, 1963
Genus Macdonaldius Khanna, 1933
Genus Madathamugadia Chabaud, Anderson & Brygoo, 1960
Genus Madochotera Bain & Brunhes, 1968 †
Genus Mansonella Faust, 1929
Genus Meningonema Orihel & Esslinger, 1973 †
Genus Micipsella Seurat, 1921
Genus Microfilaria Cobbold, 1882
Genus Migonella Lent, Freitas & Proença, 1946
Genus Molossinema Georgi, Georgi, Jiang & Frongillo, 1987
Genus Monanema Anteson, 1968
Genus Ochoterenella Caballero, 1944
Genus Onchocercella Yorke & Maplestone, 1931
Genus Oswaldofilaria Travassos, 1933
Genus Papillosetaria Vevers, 1923
Genus Paramadochotera Esslinger, 1986
Genus Paraochoterenella Purnomo & Bangs, 1999
Genus Paraprocta Maplestone, 1931
Genus Paronchocerca Peters, 1936
Genus Paulianfilaria Chabaud, Anderson & Brygoo, 1960
Genus Pelecitus Railliet & Henry, 1910
Genus Piratuba Lent & Freitas, 1941
Genus Piratuboides Bain & Sulahian, 1975 †
Genus Protofilaria Chandler, 1929
Genus Pseudlemdana Sonin & Shumilo, 1964
Genus Pseudolitomosa Yamaguti, 1941
Genus Pseudothamugadia López-Neyra, 1956
Genus Rumenfilaria Lankester & Snider, 1982
Genus Sarconema Wehr, 1939
Genus Saurositus MacFie, 1924
Genus Serofilaria Wu & Yun in Wu, Yun, Jia, Xu & Xiao Ning, 1979
Genus Setaria Viborg, 1795
Genus Skrjabinodera Gnedina & Vsevolodov, 1947
Genus Skrjabinofilaria Travassos, 1925
Genus Solafilaria Chabaud, Anderson & Brygoo, 1960
Genus Splendidofilaria Skrjabin, 1923
Genus Sprattia Chabaud & Bain, 1976 †
Genus Strianema Eberhard, Orihel & Campo-Aasen, 1993
Genus Striatofilaria Lubimov, 1927
Genus Tawila Khalil, 1932
Genus Thamugadia Seurat, 1917
Genus Yatesia Bain, Baker & Chabaud, 1982

Genus Crinopsis Rafinesque, 1815 accepted as Setaria Viborg, 1795 (unaccepted > nomen nudum)

Genus Acanthocheilonema Cobbold, 1870 accepted as Dipetalonema Diesing, 1861
Genus Acanthospiculum Skrjabin & Schikhobalova, 1948 accepted as Onchocerca Diesing, 1841
Genus Alafilaria Yates & Jorgenson, 1983 accepted as Dipetalonema Diesing, 1861
Genus Alcefilaria Oshmarin & Belous, 1951 accepted as Elaeophora Railliet & Henry, 1912
Genus Alcifilaria Oshmarin & Bielous, 1951 accepted as Elaeophora Railliet & Henry, 1912
Genus Alifilaria Ali, 1969 accepted as Sarconema Wehr, 1939
Genus Ameeria Ali, 1961 accepted as Lemdana Seurat, 1917
Genus Amularia Brera, 1811 accepted as Setaria Viborg, 1795
Genus Anchilocephali Brera, 1810 accepted as Setaria Viborg, 1795
Genus Anenteronema Oshmarin, 1949 accepted as Splendidofilaria Skrjabin, 1923
Genus Arteriofilaria López Caballero & Jiminez Millan, 1979 accepted as Splendidofilaria Skrjabin, 1923
Genus Artionema Yeh, 1959 accepted as Setaria Viborg, 1795
Genus Avifilaria López Caballero & Jiminez Millan, 1979 accepted as Splendidofilaria Skrjabin, 1923
Genus Brugiella Dissanaike & Paramananthan, 1961 accepted as Brugia Buckley, 1960
Genus Brygoofilaria Sulahian & Schacher, 1968 accepted as Thamugadia Seurat, 1917
Genus Carinella Pereira & Vaz, 1933 accepted as Aproctella Cram in Stoddard, 1931
Genus Carinema Pereira & Vaz, 1933 accepted as Aproctella Cram in Stoddard, 1931
Genus Cercofilaria Kalantarian, 1924 accepted as Micipsella Seurat, 1921
Genus Chenofilaria Kou, 1958 accepted as Dipetalonema Diesing, 1861
Genus Chinesocerca Skrjabin & Schikhobalova, 1937 accepted as Paronchocerca Peters, 1936
Genus Conspiculum accepted as Conispiculum Pandit, Pandit & Iyer, 1929
Genus Cordophilus Monnig, 1926 accepted as Elaeophora Railliet & Henry, 1912
Genus Cortiamosoides Foster, 1939 accepted as Skrjabinofilaria Travassos, 1925
Genus Crino Lamarck in Virey, 1798 accepted as Setaria Viborg, 1795
Genus Crinola Rafinesque, 1815 accepted as Setaria Viborg, 1795
Genus Crinon Chabert, 1782 accepted as Setaria Viborg, 1795
Genus Crinops Gervais, 1844 accepted as Setaria Viborg, 1795
Genus Cutifilaria Bain & Schulz-Key, 1974 accepted as Mansonella Faust, 1929
Genus Dasypafilaria Eberhard, 1982 accepted as Dipetalonema Diesing, 1861
Genus Deraiophoronema Romanovitch, 1916 accepted as Dipetalonema Diesing, 1861
Genus Esslingeria Chabaud & Bain, 1976 accepted as Mansonella Faust, 1929
Genus Eufilariella Sonin, 1965 accepted as Eufilaria Seurat, 1921
Genus Eulimdana Founikoff, 1934 accepted as Pelecitus Railliet & Henry, 1910
Genus Farooqifilaria Jairajpuri & Siddiqi, 1970 accepted as Sarconema Wehr, 1939
Genus Finlaynema Vigueras, 1934 accepted as Litomosoides Chandler, 1931
Genus Francofilaria Jairajpuri & Siddiqi, 1970 † accepted as Cardiofilaria Strom, 1937
Genus Francolinema Jairajpuri & Siddiqi, 1970 † accepted as Paronchocerca Peters, 1936
Genus Gallifilaria Jain, Alwar, Awadhiya & Pandit, 1965 accepted as Cardiofilaria Strom, 1937
Genus Gazellofilaria Yeh, 1955 accepted as Skrjabinodera Gnedina & Vsevolodov, 1947
Genus Grammophora Gedoelst, 1916 accepted as Onchocercella Yorke & Maplestone, 1931
Genus Hamularia Treutler, 1793 accepted as Setaria Viborg, 1795
Genus Hamullaria Slawikowski, 1819 accepted as Setaria Viborg, 1795
Genus Haularia Lee, 1840 accepted as Setaria Viborg, 1795
Genus Heimnema Chabaud, Brygoo & Richard, 1964 accepted as Pelecitus Railliet & Henry, 1910
Genus Helminthus Dunglison, 1895 accepted as Setaria Viborg, 1795
Genus Hepaticofilaria Ortlepp, 1961 accepted as Dipetalonema Diesing, 1861
Genus Homularia Meyer, 1794 accepted as Setaria Viborg, 1795
Genus Houdemerus Chow, 1939 accepted as Paronchocerca Peters, 1936
Genus Hyraconema Yeh, 1959 accepted as Setaria Viborg, 1795
Genus Johnstonema Yeh, 1957 accepted as Breinlia Yorke & Maplestone, 1926
Genus Katanga Yorke & Maplestone, 1926 accepted as Onchocercella Yorke & Maplestone, 1931
Genus Lemdanella Sonin, 1963 † accepted as Lemdana Seurat, 1917
Genus Lerouxinema Singh, 1949 accepted as Chandlerella Yorke & Maplestone, 1926
Genus Litosoma van Beneden, 1873 accepted as Litomosa Yorke & Maplestone, 1926
Genus Lophortofilaria Wehr & Herman, 1956 accepted as Splendidofilaria Skrjabin, 1923
Genus Loxodontofilaria Berghe & Gillain, 1939 accepted as Dipetalonema Diesing, 1861
Genus Makifilaria Krishnasamy, Singh & Iyamperumal, 1981 accepted as Edesonfilaria Yeh, 1960
Genus Molinema Freitas & Lent, 1939 accepted as Dipetalonema Diesing, 1861
Genus Mönnigofilaria Skrjabin & Schikhobalova, 1948 accepted as Dipetalonema Diesing, 1861
Genus Neofilaria Deshmukh, 1968 † accepted as Eufilaria Seurat, 1921
Genus Nicanoria Freitas, Vicente & Pinto, 1970 accepted as Paronchocerca Peters, 1936
Genus Nochtiella Faust, 1937 accepted as Dirofilaria Railliet & Henry, 1911
Genus Oncocercella accepted as Onchocercella Yorke & Maplestone, 1931
Genus Orihelia Chabaud & Bain, 1976 accepted as Dipetalonema Diesing, 1861
Genus Ornithofilaria Gönnert, 1937 accepted as Splendidofilaria Skrjabin, 1923
Genus Parachandlerella Caballero, 1948 accepted as Chandlerella Yorke & Maplestone, 1926
Genus Paraloa Rodhain & Van den Berghe, 1939 accepted as Loa Stiles in Stiles & Hassall, 1905
Genus Parlitomosa Nagaty, 1935 accepted as Mansonella Faust, 1929
Genus Parornithofilaria Sonin, 1965 accepted as Chandlerella Yorke & Maplestone, 1926
Genus Pseudaproctella Anderson, 1957 accepted as Cardiofilaria Strom, 1937
Genus Pseudaproctoides Sonin, 1961 accepted as Paronchocerca Peters, 1936
Genus Sandnema Chabaud & Bain, 1976 accepted as Mansonella Faust, 1929
Genus Saurofilaria Caballero y Caballero, 1954 accepted as Macdonaldius Khanna, 1933
Genus Setoria Viborg, 1795 accepted as Setaria Viborg, 1795
Genus Singhfilaria Rasheed, 1960 accepted as Lemdana Seurat, 1917
Genus Singhnema Ali, 1969 accepted as Lemdana Seurat, 1917
Genus Skrjabinaria Lubimov, 1927 accepted as Dipetalonema Diesing, 1861
Genus Skrjabinocta Tschertkowa, 1946 accepted as Chandlerella Yorke & Maplestone, 1926
Genus Soninella López Caballero & Jiminez Millan, 1979 accepted as Splendidofilaria Skrjabin, 1923
Genus Spirofilaria Yamaguti, 1935 accepted as Pelecitus Railliet & Henry, 1910
Genus Splendidofilarioides Freitas & Ibáñez, 1968 † accepted as Splendidofilaria Skrjabin, 1923
Genus Tentacularia Zeder in Goeze, 1800 accepted as Setaria Viborg, 1795
Genus Tetrapetalonema Faust, 1935 accepted as Mansonella Faust, 1929
Genus Tupainema Eberhard & Orihel, 1984 accepted as Mansonella Faust, 1929
Genus Ularofilaria Lubimov, 1946 accepted as Splendidofilaria Skrjabin, 1923
Genus Vagrifilaria Augustine, 1937 accepted as Chandlerella Yorke & Maplestone, 1926
Genus Vagriofilaria accepted as Chandlerella Yorke & Maplestone, 1926
Genus Vestibulosetaria Vogel & Gabaldon, 1932 accepted as Litomosoides Chandler, 1931
Genus Waltonella Schacher, 1975 † accepted as Foleyellides Caballero, 1935
Genus Waltonia Schacher & Crans, 1973 † accepted as Foleyellides Caballero, 1935
Genus Wehrdikmansia Caballero y Caballero, 1945 accepted as Onchocerca Diesing, 1841
Genus Wymania Wehr & Hwang, 1957 accepted as Paronchocerca Peters, 1936
marine
recent only
Not documented
Taxonomic remark Originally as a subfamily. Onchocercidae is preferred to Dipelonematidae Wehr 1935 because the former is in wide use and...  
Taxonomic remark Originally as a subfamily. Onchocercidae is preferred to Dipelonematidae Wehr 1935 because the former is in wide use and the latter is not (Hodda, 2011). Author [mis?]spelled Lieper in Hodda, 2011 [details]
IRMNG (2021). Onchocercidae Leiper, 1911. Accessed at: https://www.irmng.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=117941 on 2023-03-28
Date
action
by
2010-04-13 22:00:00Z
created
Rees, Tony
2011-12-31 23:00:00Z
changed
Rees, Tony

basis of record Fauna Europaea [details]   

basis of record Hallan, J. (2000-current). Biology Catalog (2012 version), http://bug.tamu.edu/research/collection/hallan/ (as at 2012).  [details]   

current name source Hodda, M. (2011). Phylum Nematoda Cobb 1932. In: Zhang, Z.-Q. (Ed.) Animal biodiversity: An outline of higher-level classification and survey of taxonomic richness. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 3148: 63-95. [details]   

extant flag source Hallan, J. (2000-current). Biology Catalog (2012 version), http://bug.tamu.edu/research/collection/hallan/ (as at 2012).  [details]   

habitat flag source WoRMS (Mar 2013) [details]   
From other sources
Classification Animalia (Kingdom) > Nematoda (Phylum) > Chromadorea (Class) > Spiruria (Subclass) > Spirurida (Order) > Onchocercidae (Family) [details]

Descriptive info Internal parasites of amphibians, reptiles, birds or mammals (Hodda); latter largely terrestrrial i.e. marsupials, rodents, and bats (web search) [details]

Taxonomic remark Originally as a subfamily. Onchocercidae is preferred to Dipelonematidae Wehr 1935 because the former is in wide use and the latter is not (Hodda, 2011). Author [mis?]spelled Lieper in Hodda, 2011 [details]
To WoRMS 
To WoRMS (from synonym Dipetalonematidae Wehr, 1935)
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