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]
Paragordius is a genus of worms belonging to the family Chordodidae. 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.
The genus has almost cosmopolitan distribution, although most species are known from the Afrotropic and Neotropic regions. Females of the genus are notable for having three posterior lobes, while males have long tail lobes, allowing Paragordius species to be readily identified.
Species:
Paragordius amicus Swanteson-Franz, Marquez, Goldstein, Schmidt-Rhaesa, Bolek & Hanelt, 2018 Paragordius andreasii Zanca & De Villalobos, 2006 Paragordius areolatus Linstow, 1906 Paragordius cinctus Linstow, 1906 Paragordius dartevallei Sciacchitano, 1958 Paragordius diversolobatus Heinze, 1935 Paragordius emeryi (Camerano, 1895) Paragordius esavianus Carvalho, 1942 Paragordius flavescens Linstow, 1906 Paragordius laurae Sciacchitano, 1958 Paragordius marlieri Sciacchitano, 1958 Paragordius minusculus Carvalho, 1944 Paragordius mulungensis Sciacchitano, 1958 Paragordius obamai Hanelt, 2012 Paragordius somaliensis Sciacchitano, 1962 Paragordius stylosus (Linstow, 1883) Paragordius tanganikensis Sciacchitano, 1958 Paragordius tricuspidatus (Dufour, 1828) Paragordius varius (Leidy, 1851)
