Gordius
Gordius is a genus of worms in the phylum Nematomorpha, the horsehair worms. It was formerly treated as the only genus in the family Gordiidae, but the genus Acutogordius is now usually included there. The genus is distributed worldwide except for Antarctica, where no Nematomorpha have been recorded.
13 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Gordius aquaticus
speciesGordius aquaticus
Gordius robustus
speciesGordius robustus
Gordius chiashanus
speciesGordius chiashanus
Gordius difficilis
speciesGordius difficilis
Gordius terminosetosus
speciesGordius terminosetosus
Gordius spiridonovi
speciesGordius spiridonovi
Gordius balticus
speciesGordius balticus
Gordius attoni
speciesGordius attoni
Gordius villoti
speciesGordius villoti
Gordius paranensis
speciesGordius paranensis
Gordius lumpei
speciesGordius lumpei
Gordius gesserensis
speciesGordius gesserensis
Gordius impressus
speciesGordius impressus
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 437855.