Chordodidae

Chordodidae is a family of parasitic horsehair worms belonging to the order Gordioidea;^[1] its taxonomy is under review.

Chordodidae
Spinochordodes tellinii and its Meconema host
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Nematomorpha
Class:	Gordioida
Order:	Gordioidea
Family:	Chordodidae May, 1919
Synonyms
Chordodiolinidae Parachordodidae

Genera

Two subfamilies are currently recognised; unless referenced otherwise, the Global Biodiversity Information Facility includes the following genera:^[1]

Chordodinae

Auth. Heinze, 1935

1. Chordodes Creplin, 1847
2. Dacochordodes Capuse, 1965
3. Euchordodes Heinze, 1937
4. Lanochordodes Kirjanova, 1950
5. Neochordodes Carvalho, 1942
6. Noteochordodes Miralles and Villalobos, 2000
7. Pantachordodes Heinze, 1954
8. Pseudochordodes Carvalho, 1942
9. Spinochordodes Kirjanova, 1950

Paragordiinae

Paragordius tricuspidatus

1. Digordius Kirjanova, 1950
2. Paragordius Camerano, 1897
3. Progordius Kirjanova, 1950
4. Pseudogordius Yeh and Jordan, 1957

incertae sedis

1. Beatogordius Heinze, 1934
2. †Cretachordodes Poinar & Buckley, 2006
3. Gordionus Müller, 1927
4. Parachordodes Camerano, 1897
5. Paragordionus Heinze, 1935
6. Semigordionus Heinze, 1952