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Diplotriaenidae is a family of spirurian nematodes. Like all their relatives, they have neither a circulatory a or respiratory system. They are the only family in superfamily Diplotriaenoidea, if the Oswaldofilariidae are correctly placed with the Filarioidea and not here.
Systematics
Subfamilies and genera of Diplotriaenidae are:
Subfamily Diplotriaeninae
- Quadriplotriaena
- Diplotriaena - includes Diplotriaenoides
- Chabaudiella
Subfamily Dicheilonematinae
- Monopetalonema - includes Politospiculum and Ornithosetaria
- Petrovifilaria
- Dicheilonema - includes Contortospiculum
- Hastospiculum - includes Setarospiculum
- Hamatospiculum - includes Parhamatospiculum, Tytofilaria, Oceanifilaria
- Serratospiculum
- Heterospiculum - includes Heterospiculoides
- Serratospiculoides
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