Gordionus Muller, 1927
(a genus of hairworms)

Subtaxon Example images Rank Featured
subtaxa		 No of
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ID refs
Gordionus violaceus
Faceted Hairworm
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 		Species 33 images
Gordionus wolterstorffii
Lined Hairworm
Species 3 ident. refs
Taxonomic hierarchy:
GenusGordionus (a genus of hairworms)
FamilyCHORDODIDAE (Gordian or horsehair worms)
OrderGORDIOIDEA (Gordian or horsehair worms)
SubclassGORDIOIDA (a class of hairworms)
PhylumNEMATOMORPHA (Gordian or horsehair worms)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
de Villalobos C, Ribera I, Downie S. 1999 Hairworms found in Scottish agricultural land, with descriptions of two new species of Gordionus Muller (Nematomorpha: Gordiidae) J. Nat. Hist. London 33: 1767-1780.

Gordionus (a genus of hairworms) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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