Nemys - Proleptidae Schulz, 1927

Nemys taxon details

Proleptidae Schulz, 1927

AphiaID

1846323 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1846323)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Family

Parent

Physalopteroidea Railliet, 1893

Direct children (16)

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Subfamily Crassicaudinae Yorke & Maplestone, 1926
1. Genus Crassicauda Leiper & Atkinson, 1914
2. Genus Placentonema Gubanov, 1951
Subfamily Proleptinae Schulz, 1927
1. Genus Heliconema Travassos, 1919
2. Genus Paraleptus Wu, 1927
3. Genus Proleptus Dujardin, 1845
4. Genus Rasheedia Moravec & Justine, 2018
5. Genus Cestocephalus Rasheed, 1966 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
6. Genus Pseudomazzia Bilqees, Ghazi & Haseeb, 2005 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
7. Genus Bulbocephalus Rasheed, 1966 accepted as Rasheedia Moravec & Justine, 2018 (Pre-occupied)
8. Genus Coronilla van Beneden, 1871 accepted as Proleptus Dujardin, 1845
9. Genus Neoleptus Specian, Ubelaker & Dailey, 1975 accepted as Paraleptus Wu, 1927
10. Genus Ortleppina Schulz, 1927 accepted as Heliconema Travassos, 1919 (synonym)
11. Genus Paraleputs Wu, 1927 accepted as Paraleptus Wu, 1927 (alternate incorrect original spelling)
12. Genus Spiropterina van Beneden, 1858 accepted as Proleptus Dujardin, 1845

Environment

marine, brackish, fresh

Original description

Not documented

Taxonomic citation

Nemys eds. (2025). Nemys: World Database of Nematodes. Proleptidae Schulz, 1927. Accessed at: https://www.nemys.ugent.be/aphia.php/images/images/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1846323 on 2025-12-14

Taxonomic edit history

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2025-11-11 08:53:57Z

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Gibson, David

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Sources (1)

status source Sun, M.; Yousaf, M. A.; Harras, S.; Gibson, D. I.; Chen, H.-X.; Elmahy, R. A.; Li, L. (2025). Molecular phylogenies provide insights into the evolutionary relationships of the Spirurida (Nematoda), with special emphasis on the superfamily Physalopteroidea. <em>Parasites & Vectors.</em> 18(1)., available online at https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-025-07097-z [details]