Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Subkingdom Eumetazoa > Phylum Nematoda > Class Chromadorea > Subclass Chromadoria > Order Rhabditida > Suborder Spirurina > Infraorder Spirurina incertae sedis > Superfamily Dracunculoidea

Philometridae Baylis & Daubney, 1926

Rank: Family
Taxon Status: accepted

Children

Philometrinae Baylis & Daubney, 1926
Philonema Kuitunen-Ekbaum, 1933

Literature

basis of record	Anderson, R. C.; Chabaud, A. G.; Willmott, S. (1974). CIH Keys to the nematode parasites of vertebrates. i-x.
redescription	Moravec, F. (2023). Philometrid nematodes parasitic in fishes. Academia, Praha. 635 pp.
redescription	Moravec, F. (2013). Parasitic nematodes of freshwater fishes of Europe. Academia, Prague. 601 pp.
taxonomy source	De Ley, P.; Blaxter, M. L. (2004). A new system for Nematoda: combining morphological characters with molecular trees, and translating clades into ranks and taxa. Nematology Monographs & Perspectives - Proceedings of the Fourth International Congress of Nematology 8 - 13 June 2002, Tenerife, Spain. 2: 633-653.
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. Parasitology International.
taxonomy source	Moravec, F.; Salgado-Maldonado, G.; Aguilar-Aguilar, R. (2002). Neophilometroides n. gen. (Nematoda: Philometridae) for Philometroides caudatus Moravec, Scholz and Vivas-Rodriguez, 1995, with Erection of Neophilometroidinae n. subfam. The Journal of Parasitology. 88(4): 774.
taxonomy source	Moravec, F. (2023). Philometrid nematodes parasitic in fishes. Academia, Praha. 635 pp.
taxonomy source	Ailán-Choke, L. G.; Paschoal, F.; Couto, J. V.; Pereira, F. B. (2023). On the Evolutionary History of Philometridae (Nematoda: Dracunculoidea): Integrative Taxonomy Reveals Evidence of Character Diversification and Host–Parasite Cophylogenetic Patterns. Diversity. 15(6): 763.
taxonomy source	Barton, D. P.; Moravec, F.; Zhu, X.; Shamsi, S. (2021). Phylogenetic relationships of philometrid nematodes (Philometridae Baylis & Daubney, 1926) inferred from 18S rRNA, with molecular characterisation of recently described species. Parasitology Research.

Genbank

Citation

Nemys eds. (2025). Nemys: World Database of Nematodes. Philometridae Baylis & Daubney, 1926. Via: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvantidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2011) European Register of Marine Species, Accessed through PESI at http://www.eu-nomen.eu/portal/taxon.php?GUID=urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:22905

Dr. David Gibson. Philometridae Baylis & Daubney, 1926. Accessed through: Fauna Europaea at https://portal.cybertaxonomy.org/fauna-europaea/cdm_dataportal/taxon/9bb4258a-45ac-4cbb-b64b-e0e4e487f6ea