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Philometra tunisiensis Moravec, Chaabane, Neifar, Gey & Justine, 2016

868269  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:868269)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Nematoda (Phylum)
  4. Chromadorea (Class)
  5. Chromadoria (Subclass)
  6. Rhabditida (Order)
  7. Spirurina (Suborder)
  8. Spirurina incertae sedis (Infraorder)
  9. Dracunculoidea (Superfamily)
  10. Philometridae (Family)
  11. Philometrinae (Subfamily)
  12. Philometra (Genus)
  13. Philometra tunisiensis (Species)
accepted
Species
marine
Moravec, F.; Chaabane, A.; Neifar, L.; Gey, D.; Justine, J.-L. (2016). Descriptions of Philometra aenei n. sp. and P. tunisiensis n. sp. (Nematoda: Philometridae) from Epinephelus spp. off Tunisia confirm a high degree of host specificity of gonad-infecting species of Philometra Costa, 1845 in groupers (Serranidae). Systematic Parasitology. 93(2): 115-128., available online at https://doi.org/10.1007/s11230-015-9610-z [details] 
Type locality contained in Tunisian Exclusive Economic Zone  
type locality contained in Tunisian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nemys eds. (2025). Nemys: World Database of Nematodes. Philometra tunisiensis Moravec, Chaabane, Neifar, Gey & Justine, 2016. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=868269 on 2025-04-13
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2016-01-23 14:01:01Z
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Gibson, David

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Nomenclature

original description Moravec, F.; Chaabane, A.; Neifar, L.; Gey, D.; Justine, J.-L. (2016). Descriptions of Philometra aenei n. sp. and P. tunisiensis n. sp. (Nematoda: Philometridae) from Epinephelus spp. off Tunisia confirm a high degree of host specificity of gonad-infecting species of Philometra Costa, 1845 in groupers (Serranidae). Systematic Parasitology. 93(2): 115-128., available online at https://doi.org/10.1007/s11230-015-9610-z [details] 

Taxonomy

redescription Moravec, F. (2023). Philometrid nematodes parasitic in fishes. Academia, Praha. 635 pp. [details] 

 
EMODnet BathymetrySource: EMODnet Bathymetry
Countries
 Present  Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio   Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
   

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