Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Subkingdom Eumetazoa > Phylum Nematoda > Class Chromadorea > Subclass Chromadoria > Order Rhabditida > Suborder Spirurina > Infraorder Spirurina incertae sedis > Superfamily Dracunculoidea > Family Philometridae > Subfamily Philometrinae > Genus Philometra

Philometra globiceps (Rudolphi, 1819) Railliet, 1916

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

*Philometra*	Costa, 1845	accepted genus name
*Ichthyonema*	Diesing, 1861	synonym
*Sanguinofilaria*	Yamaguti, 1935	synonym
*Thwaitia*	auct.	misapplied name

Species group names

*Filaria globiceps*	Rudolphi, 1819	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	Özer, A. (2021). Checklist of Marine, Freshwater, and Aquarium Fish Parasites in Turkey. Turkish Marine Research Foundation (TUDAV) Publication No: 62, Istanbul, Turkey,. 311 pp.
additional source	Baylis, H. A. (1929). Parasitic Nematoda and Acanthocephala collected in 1925-1927. Discovery Rep. 1 : 541-560.

Genbank

Citation

Nemys eds. (2025). Nemys: World Database of Nematodes. Philometra globiceps (Rudolphi, 1819) Railliet, 1916. 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:123031