Paragordius

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Paragordius
File:Paragordius tricuspidatus.jpeg
Paragordius tricuspidatus
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Nematomorpha
Class: Gordioida
Order: Gordioidea
Family: Chordodidae
Genus: Paragordius
Camerano, 1897

Paragordius is a genus of worms belonging to the family Chordodidae.[1] It was independently described by both Lorenzo Camerano in 1897 and Thomas Harrison Montgomery Jr. in 1898, though both authors gave the genus the same name.[2]

The genus has almost cosmopolitan distribution,[1] although most species are known from the Afrotropic and Neotropic regions.[2] Females of the genus are notable for having three posterior lobes, while males have long tail lobes, allowing Paragordius species to be readily identified.[2]

Species:[1][2]

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