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Philometra Costa, 1845

22918  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:22918)

  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)
accepted
Genus
Ichthyonema Diesing, 1861 · unaccepted (Synonym)
Sanguinofilaria Yamaguti, 1935 · unaccepted (Synonym)
Thwaitia Rasheed, 1963 · unaccepted (Synonym)

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  1. Subgenus Philometra (Ranjhinema) Rasheed, 1963
    1. Species Philometra (Ranjhinema) beninensis Obiekezie, 1986 represented as Philometra beninensis Obiekezie, 1986
    2. Species Philometra (Ranjhinema) polynemii Raasheed, 1963 represented as Philometra polynemii Rasheed, 1963
    3. Species Philometra (Ranjhinema) salgadoi Vidal-Martínez, Aguirre-Macedo & Moravec, 1995 represented as Philometra salgadoi Vidal-Martínez, Aguirre-Macedo & Moravec, 1995
  2. Species Philometra aenei Moravec, Chaabane, Neifar, Gey & Justine, 2016
  3. Species Philometra aequispiculata Moravec, Bakenhaster, Seyoum & Tringali, 2021
  4. Species Philometra andersoni Moravec, Bakenhaster & Switzer, 2020
  5. Species Philometra arabiensis Moravec, Fazaa, Ali & Saud, 2022
  6. Species Philometra arafurensis Moravec & Barton, 2018
  7. Species Philometra argentimaculati Moravec & Manoharan, 2014
  8. Species Philometra atlantica Moravec, Bakenhaster & de Buron, 2013
  9. Species Philometra australiensis Moravec & Diggles, 2014
  10. Species Philometra austropacifica Moravec & Justine, 2014
  11. Species Philometra balistii (Rasheed, 1963) Vidal-Martínez, Aguirre-Macedo & Moravec, 1995
  12. Species Philometra barbata Ghanmi, González-Solís & Gargouri, 2018
  13. Species Philometra barnesi Moravec & Diggles, 2015
  14. Species Philometra beninensis Obiekezie, 1986
  15. Species Philometra biglobocerca Belous, 1965
  16. Species Philometra brachiri Moravec & Ali, 2014
  17. Species Philometra brevicollis Moravec & Justine, 2011
  18. Species Philometra brevispicula Moravec & Bakenhaster, 2010
  19. Species Philometra carangis Moravec & Diggles, 2014
  20. Species Philometra carolinensis Moravec, de Buron & Roumillat, 2006
  21. Species Philometra carponotati Moravec & Diggles, 2014
  22. Species Philometra cephalopholidis Moravec & Justine, 2015
  23. Species Philometra cephalus Ramachandran, 1975
  24. Species Philometra charlestonensis Moravec, de Buron, Baker & González-Solís, 2008
  25. Species Philometra cheilopogoni Mordvinova, 1986
  26. Species Philometra consimilis Moravec & Bakenhaster, 2021
  27. Species Philometra cryptocentri Yamaguti, 1961
  28. Species Philometra cyanopodi Moravec & Justine, 2008
  29. Species Philometra cynoscionis Moravec, de Buron & Roumillat, 2006
  30. Species Philometra cyprinirutili (Creplin, 1825) Moravec, 2004
  31. Species Philometra damriyasai Dewi & Palm, 2017
  32. Species Philometra deburonae Moravec, Bakenhaster & Adams, 2016
  33. Species Philometra dentigubernaculata Moravec & Justine, 2009
  34. Species Philometra diplectri Moravec & Bakenhaster, 2010
  35. Species Philometra dispar Moravec, Gey & Justine, 2016
  36. Species Philometra dissimilis Moravec & Manoharan, 2016
  37. Species Philometra draco Ghanmi, González-Solís & Gargouri, 2018
  38. Species Philometra epinepheli Dewi & Palm, 2013
  39. Species Philometra fasciati Moravec & Justine, 2008
  40. Species Philometra filiformis (Stossich, 1896) Yorke & Maplestone, 1926
  41. Species Philometra floridensis Moravec, Fajer-Ávila & Bakenhaster, 2010
  42. Species Philometra fulvi Moravec & Manoharan, 2014
  43. Species Philometra fusca (Rudolphi, 1819) Yorke & Maplestone, 1926
  44. Species Philometra genypteri Moravec, Chávez & Oliva, 2011
  45. Species Philometra gerrei Moravec & Manoharan, 2013
  46. Species Philometra globiceps (Rudolphi, 1819) Railliet, 1916
  47. Species Philometra gracilis Moravec & Barton, 2016
  48. Species Philometra gymnosardae Moravec, Lorber & Konečný, 2007
  49. Species Philometra gymnothoracis Moravec & de Buron, 2009
  50. Species Philometra haemulontis Moravec, Bakenhaster & Switzer, 2020
  51. Species Philometra hyporthodi Moravec & Bakenhaster, 2013
  52. Species Philometra incognita Moravec, Bakenhaster & Adams, 2016
  53. Species Philometra inconveniens Moravec, Barton & Shamsi, 2021
  54. Species Philometra indica Moravec & Manoharan, 2014
  55. Species Philometra inexpectata Moravec, Chaabane, Justine & Neifar, 2016
  56. Species Philometra inimici Yamaguti, 1941
  57. Species Philometra iraqiensis Moravec, Ali, Abed & Shaker, 2016
  58. Species Philometra isaki Quiazon, Yoshinaga & Ogawa, 2008
  59. Species Philometra ivaschkini Parukhin, 1976
  60. Species Philometra javaensis Moravec, Walter & Yuniar, 2012
  61. Species Philometra johnii Moravec & Ali, 2013
  62. Species Philometra jordanoi (López-Neyra, 1951) Yamaguti, 1941
  63. Species Philometra justinei Moravec, Ternengo & Levron, 2006
  64. Species Philometra katsuwoni Petter & Baudin-Laurencin, 1986
  65. Species Philometra kidakoi Moravec, Nagasawa, Nitta & Tawa, 2019
  66. Species Philometra kohnae Moravec & Rohde, 1992
  67. Species Philometra lagocephali Moravec & Justine, 2008
  68. Species Philometra lateolabracis (Yamaguti, 1935) Yamaguti, 1941
  69. Species Philometra latispicula Moravec, Bakenhaster & Fajer-Ávila, 2014
  70. Species Philometra lethrini Moravec & Justine, 2008
  71. Species Philometra lobotidis Moravec, Walter & Yuniar, 2012
  72. Species Philometra lomi Moravec & Rohde, 1992
  73. Species Philometra longa Moravec, Barton & Shamsi, 2021
  74. Species Philometra longispicula Moravec, Bakenhaster & Fajer-Ávila, 2014
  75. Species Philometra lopholatili Moravec & Bakenhaster, 2013
  76. Species Philometra macroandri (Shchepkina, 1978) Petter & Baudin-Laurencin, 1986
  77. Species Philometra macrochiri Moravec & Diggles, 2014
  78. Species Philometra madai Quiazon, Yoshinaga & Ogawa, 2008
  79. Species Philometra managatuwo Yamaguti, 1941
  80. Species Philometra margolisi Moravec, Vidal-Martínez & Aguirre-Macedo, 1995
  81. Species Philometra mawsonae Moravec & Barton, 2018
  82. Species Philometra megalaspidis Moravec, Ali, Abed & Shaker, 2016
  83. Species Philometra mexicana Moravec & Salgado-Maldonado, 2007
  84. Species Philometra mira Moravec & Justine, 2011
  85. Species Philometra morii Moravec, Bakenhaster & Fajer-Ávila, 2010
  86. Species Philometra nemipteri Luo, 2001
  87. Species Philometra neptomeni Mateo, 1972
  88. Species Philometra nibeae Moravec, Fazaa, Ali & Saud, 2023
  89. Species Philometra notatae Moravec, Bakenhaster, Seyoum & Tringali, 2021
  90. Species Philometra obladae Moravec, Gaglio, Panebianco & Giannetto, 2008
  91. Species Philometra obturans (Prenant, 1886) Skrjabin, Shikhobalova, Sobolev, Paramanov & Sudarikov, 1954
  92. Species Philometra ocularis Moravec, Ogawa, Suzuki, Miyazaki & Donai, 2002
  93. Species Philometra onchorhynchi Kuitinen-Ekbaum, 1933
  94. Species Philometra ostorhinchi Moravec & Ogawa, 2019
  95. Species Philometra otolithi Moravec & Manoharan, 2013
  96. Species Philometra ovata (Zeder, 1803) Skrjabin, 1923
  97. Species Philometra overstreeti Moravec & de Buron, 2006
  98. Species Philometra papillicaudata Moravec & Barton, 2018
  99. Species Philometra parabrevicollis Moravec, Mizher & Ali, 2021
  100. Species Philometra pellucida (Jägerskiöld, 1893) Yorke & Maplestone, 1926
  101. Species Philometra pinnicola (Yamaguti, 1935) Yamaguti, 1941
  102. Species Philometra piscaria Moravec & Justine, 2014
  103. Species Philometra plotosi Moravec & Nagasawa, 1989
  104. Species Philometra polynemii Rasheed, 1963
  105. Species Philometra priacanthi Moravec & Justine, 2009
  106. Species Philometra protonibeae Moravec & Barton, 2015
  107. Species Philometra psettoditis Moravec, Walter & Yuniar, 2012
  108. Species Philometra rachycentri Parukhin, 1984
  109. Species Philometra radiata Ghanmi, González-Solís & Gargouri, 2018
  110. Species Philometra rara Moravec, Chaabane, Neifar, Gey & Justine, 2017
  111. Species Philometra rasheedae Garg, 1983
  112. Species Philometra rischta Skrjabin, 1923
  113. Species Philometra rubra (Leidy, 1856) Yamaguti, 1961
  114. Species Philometra salgadoi Vidal-Martínez, Aguirre-Macedo & Moravec, 1995
  115. Species Philometra saltatrix Ramachandran, 1973
  116. Species Philometra sanguinea (Rudolphi, 1819)
  117. Species Philometra sawara Quiazon, Yoshinaga & Ogawa, 2008
  118. Species Philometra sciaenae Yamaguti, 1941
  119. Species Philometra scomberesocis Nikolaeva & Naidenova, 1964
  120. Species Philometra scomberomori (Yamaguti, 1935) Yamaguti, 1941
  121. Species Philometra sebastisci Yamaguti, 1941
  122. Species Philometra sebastodis Yamaguti, 1941
  123. Species Philometra selaris Moravec & Justine, 2014
  124. Species Philometra serranellicabrillae Janiszewska, 1949
  125. Species Philometra spari Yamaguti, 1961
  126. Species Philometra sphyraenae Moravec & Manoharan, 2013
  127. Species Philometra spicarae Moravec, Gaglio, Giannetto & Marino, 2010
  128. Species Philometra strongylurae Moravec & Ali, 2005
  129. Species Philometra sydneyi Rasheed, 1963
  130. Species Philometra synagridis Moravec, Bakenhaster & Fajer-Ávila, 2014
  131. Species Philometra tauridica Ivashkin, Naidenova, Kovaleva & Khromova, 1971
  132. Species Philometra tayeni Moravec, Fazaa, Ali & Saud, 2023
  133. Species Philometra tenuicauda Moravec & Justine, 2009
  134. Species Philometra tenuis Moravec & Ogawa, 2019
  135. Species Philometra terapontis Moravec, Gopalakrishnan, Rajkumar, Saravanakumar & Kaliyamoorthy, 2011
  136. Species Philometra thaiensis Moravec, Fiala & Dyková, 2004
  137. Species Philometra translucida Walton, 1927
  138. Species Philometra tricornuta Moravec & Ali, 2014
  139. Species Philometra tropica Moravec & Manoharan, 2014
  140. Species Philometra tunisiensis Moravec, Chaabane, Neifar, Gey & Justine, 2016
  141. Species Philometra tylosuri Moravec & Ali, 2005
  142. Species Philometra zabidii Moravec & Diggles, 2014
  143. Subgenus Philometra (Alinema) Rasheed, 1963 accepted as Alinema Rasheed, 1963 (Raised to generic level)
  144. Species Philometra amazonica Travassos, 1960 accepted as Alinema amazonicum (Travassos, 1960) Moravec, Scholz, Dykovà, Kuchgta, Fiala & Kohn, 2006 (Superseded combination)
  145. Species Philometra americana Kuitunen-Ekbaum, 1933 accepted as Clavinema mariae (Layman, 1930) Margolis & Moravec, 1987 (Synonym)
  146. Species Philometra centropomi Caballero, 1974 accepted as Spirophilometra centropomi (Caballero, 1974) Moravec, Santana-Piñeros, González-Solís & Torres-Huerta, 2007
  147. Species Philometra chilensis Chávez & Oliva, 2011 (unaccepted > nomen nudum, Error pro P. genypteri)
  148. Species Philometra grayi (Gemmill & Linstow, 1902) Yorke & Maplestone, 1926 accepted as Echinomermella grayi (Gemmill, 1902) Chitwood, 1933 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  149. Species Philometra mariae Layman, 1930 accepted as Clavinema mariae (Layman, 1930) Margolis & Moravec, 1987 (Superseded combination)
  150. Species Philometra neolateolabracis Rajyalakshmi, Hanumantha Rao & Shyamasundari, 1985 accepted as Philometra sciaenae Yamaguti, 1941 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  151. Species Philometra philippinensis Quiazon & Yoshinaga, 2013 accepted as Barracudia philippinensis (Quiazon & Yoshinaga, 2013) Moravec & Shamsi, 2017 (unaccepted > junior objective synonym)
  152. Species Philometra recticaudata Costa, 1845 accepted as Philometra reticulatum Costa, 1845 accepted as Philometra globiceps (Rudolphi, 1819) Railliet, 1916 (Lapsus)
  153. Species Philometra reticulatum Costa, 1845 accepted as Philometra globiceps (Rudolphi, 1819) Railliet, 1916 (Synonym )
  154. Species Philometra robusta Moravec, Möller & Heeger, 1992 accepted as Philometra pellucida (Jägerskiöld, 1893) Yorke & Maplestone, 1926 (Synonym )
  155. Species Philometra seriolellae Matero, 1982 accepted as Philometra neptomeni Mateo, 1972 (Synonym)
  156. Species Philometra spinosa Vo, 2010 (unaccepted > unavailable name, Published in a thesis.)
  157. Species Philometra taurica accepted as Philometra tauridica Ivashkin, Naidenova, Kovaleva & Khromova, 1971 (Lapsus for tauridica)
  158. Species Philometra zebrini Yamaguti, 1961 accepted as Clavinema mariae (Layman, 1930) Margolis & Moravec, 1987 (Synonym)
  159. Species Philometra congerivulgaris (Molin, 1859) Yorke & Maplestone, 1926 (uncertain, Misidentification)
  160. Species Philometra fariaslimai Fortes, 1981 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
  161. Species Philometra rajani Mukherjee, 1963 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
feminine
Costa, O. G. (1845). ENTOZOA TROVATO ENTRO LE OVAlE DELL' URANCOSCOPUS SCABER. <em>Ann. Accad. Aspiranti Nat. Napoli.</em> 4 (1845-45), 760-80. [details] 
Nemys eds. (2025). Nemys: World Database of Nematodes. Philometra Costa, 1845. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=22918 on 2025-05-14
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Nomenclature

original description Costa, O. G. (1845). ENTOZOA TROVATO ENTRO LE OVAlE DELL' URANCOSCOPUS SCABER. <em>Ann. Accad. Aspiranti Nat. Napoli.</em> 4 (1845-45), 760-80. [details] 

basis of record Anderson, R. C.; Chabaud, A. G.; Willmott, S. (1974). CIH Keys to the nematode parasites of vertebrates. i-x. [details] 

Taxonomy

taxonomy source Negreiros, L. P.; Tavares-Dias, M.; Elisei, C.; Tavares, L. E.; Pereira, F. B. (2018). First description of the male of Philometroides acreanensis and phylogenetic assessment of Philometridae (Nematoda: Dracunculoidea) suggest instability of some taxa. <em>Parasitology International.</em> , available online at https://doi.org/10.1016/j.parint.2018.10.010 [details] 

redescription Moravec, F. (2013). Parasitic nematodes of freshwater fishes of Europe. <em>Academia, Prague.</em> 601 pp. [details] 

Identification resource

identification resource Moravec, F.; Cutmore, S. C.; Yong, R. Q.-Y. (2018). Redescription of Philometra pellucida (Jägerskiöld, 1893) (Nematoda: Philometridae) parasitic in the abdominal cavity of the blackspotted puffer Arothron nigropunctatus (Bloch & Schneider) (Teleostei: Tetraodontidae) off Australia and Japan. <em>Systematic Parasitology.</em> , available online at https://doi.org/10.1007/s11230-018-9806-0 [details] 

identification resource Moravec, F.; Mizher, J. A.; Ali, A. H. (2021). Records of two gonad-infecting species of Philometra (Nematoda: Philometridae) from marine fishes off Iraq, including the description of Philometra parabrevicollis n. sp. from the bigeye snapper Lutjanus lutjanus Bloch (Pisces, Lutjanidae). <em>Systematic Parasitology.</em> , available online at https://doi.org/10.1007/s11230-021-09988-y [details] 

identification resource Moravec, F. (2023). Philometrid nematodes parasitic in fishes. <em>Academia, Praha.</em> 635 pp.
note: Key to all species [details] 

Other

context source (PeRMS) Luque, J.L., C. Cruces, J. Chero, F. Paschoal, P.V. Alves, A.C. Silva, L. Sanchez & J. Iannacone. (2016). Checklist of metazoan parasites of fishes from Peru. Lista de verificación de los metazoos parásitos de peces de Perú. <em>Neotropical Helminthology.</em> 10(2), jul-dic: 301-375. [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

additional source Moravec, F. (2023). Philometrid nematodes parasitic in fishes. <em>Academia, Praha.</em> 635 pp. [details] 

 
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