nectonematoidea

\\|nektō+\ noun plural

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from Nectonemat-, Nectonema (from nect- + -nema) + -oidea

: a cosmopolitan order (coextensive with a family Nectonematidae and genus Nectonema) of Nematomorpha comprising marine hairworms with a parasitic stage in various crustaceans, a double row of natatory bristles, and an expansive pseudocoel — compare gordioidea