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Philometra cephalus Ramachandran, 1975

734601  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:734601)

  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 cephalus (Species)
accepted
Species
marine
Ramachandran, P. (1975). Philometra cephalus sp. n. infecting the gonads of striped mullet, Mugil cephalus L., from the Arabian coast of Kerala, India, with note on its pathology. <em>Zool. Anz.,.</em> 194: 140–144. [details] 
Taxonomic remark Listed as a synonym of Philometra lateolabracis (Yamaguti, 1935) by Soota (1983).  
Taxonomic remark Listed as a synonym of Philometra lateolabracis (Yamaguti, 1935) by Soota (1983). [details]

Taxonomy Radhakrishnan et al. (2010) indicate that this species is synonymous with P. lateolabracis, but continue ot use the name.  
Taxonomy Radhakrishnan et al. (2010) indicate that this species is synonymous with P. lateolabracis, but continue ot use the name. [details]
Nemys eds. (2025). Nemys: World Database of Nematodes. Philometra cephalus Ramachandran, 1975. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=734601 on 2025-06-19
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Nomenclature

original description Ramachandran, P. (1975). Philometra cephalus sp. n. infecting the gonads of striped mullet, Mugil cephalus L., from the Arabian coast of Kerala, India, with note on its pathology. <em>Zool. Anz.,.</em> 194: 140–144. [details] 

Taxonomy

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

 
 Present  Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio   Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
   

From editor or global species database
Taxonomic remark Listed as a synonym of Philometra lateolabracis (Yamaguti, 1935) by Soota (1983). [details]

Taxonomy Radhakrishnan et al. (2010) indicate that this species is synonymous with P. lateolabracis, but continue ot use the name. [details]
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