Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Subkingdom Eumetazoa > Phylum Nematoda > Class Chromadorea > Subclass Chromadoria > Order Rhabditida > Suborder Rhabditina > Infraorder Rhabditomorpha > Superfamily Strongyloidea > Family Pseudaliidae > Subfamily Halocercinae > Genus Halocercus

Halocercus delphini Baylis & Daubney, 1925

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

*Halocercus*	Baylis & Daubney, 1925	accepted genus name
*Skrjabinalius*	Delyamure, 1942	synonym

Species group names

*Skrjabinalius guevarai*	Gallego & Selva, 1979	synonym

Literature

basis of record	Gibson, D. I. (2001). Nematoda - parasitic. In: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels. 50: pp. 174-176.
additional source	Suárez-González, Z.; González, J. F.; Arbelo, M.; Sierra, E.; Castro-Alonso, A.; Hernández, J. N.; Martín, V.; Fraija-Fernández, N.; Fernández, A. (2024). Parasitic Infections in Stranded Whales and Dolphins in Canary Islands (2018–2022): An Update. Animals. 14(23): 3377.
additional source	Specht, N. R.; Keve, G.; Fernández-Maldonado, C.; Caro, A. C.; Takács, N.; Kontschán, J.; Hornok, S. (2024). Molecular investigation of endoparasites of marine mammals (Cetacea: Mysticeti, Odontoceti) in the Western Mediterranean. Frontiers in Veterinary Science. 11.
additional source	Delgado-Estrella, A.; Vázquez-Maldonado, V. E.; Aguilar-Aguilar, R. (2022). New records of nematodes from three aquatic mammals in Mexico with notes about the nematode fauna recorded in Mexican waters. Latin American Journal of Aquatic Research. 50(5): 692-702.
additional source	Delyamure, S. L. (1955). Helminthofauna of Marine Mammals (Ecology and Phylogeny). Academy of Sciences USSR. 522 pp. (In Russian).
additional source	Lehnert, K.; Poulin, R.; Presswell, B. (2019). Checklist of marine mammal parasites in New Zealand and Australian waters. Journal of Helminthology. 93(06): 649-676.

Genbank

Citation

Nemys eds. (2025). Nemys: World Database of Nematodes. Halocercus delphini Baylis & Daubney, 1925. 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:123010