Thelazioidea

{{Short description|Superfamily of roundworms}}

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Thelazioidea is a superfamily of spirurian nematodes in the large order Spirurida. Like all nematodes, they have neither a circulatory nor a respiratory system.

Among the families placed here, only the Rhabdochonidae are notably diverse. though none is considered to be monotypic Consequently, the Thelazioidea are among the mid-sized superfamilies of Spirurida.

File:Trichospirura aethiopica n. sp. (Nematoda Rhabdochonidae) fig1.tif

The families of the Thelazioidea are:

• Pneumospiruridae
• Rhabdochonidae
• Thelaziidae