Phylum Nematomorpha (Horsehair Worms)

Domain: Eucarya Kingdom: Animalia Phylum Phenology

Classes of the Phylum Nematomorpha Discovered in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Class Common Name Photo Example Where? Phenology
Nematomorpha_classHorsehair worms(NA) HerePhenology

Can't find the classes you are looking for? Note:
Classes on this list are only those contained in the ATBI database,
and do not neccessarily include all Park classes from historic park reports, literature,
or other sources that have not yet been entered in the Biodiversity Database.
Also note: where the class name ends with '_class', it means that the class
name has not yet been agreed upon by taxonomists for this group,
or that it was not identified to this level.

In Case You Didn't Know ...
These are long round worm - like worms whose larvae parasitize insects, spiders and other arthropods.


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