Gordius (worm)
Gordius is a genus of worms in the phylum Nematomorpha, the horsehair worms. It was formerly treated as the only genus in the family Gordiidae, but the genus Acutogordius is now considered as distinct. The genus is distributed worldwide except for Antarctica, where no Nematomorpha have been recorded.
| Gordius | |
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| Gordius sp. emerging from a Jerusalem cricket | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Nematomorpha |
| Class: | Gordioida |
| Order: | Gordioidea |
| Family: | Gordiidae |
| Genus: | Gordius Linnaeus, 1758 |
| Species | |
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