| Raphidascarididae | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Nematoda |
| Class: | Chromadorea |
| Order: | Ascaridida |
| Family: | Raphidascarididae Hartwich, 1954 |
| Subfamilies, tribes, and genera [1] | |
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Raphidascarididae is a family of roundworms (also known as nematodes) in the order Ascaridida. [2] It encompasses nine genera [2] (including Hysterothylacium , which parasitize marine fish, [3] and Raphidascaris [4] ) and over 190 species. [2]