- Source: Paragordius
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)