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 ovata (Zeder, 1803) Skrjabin, 1923

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 ovata*	Zeder, 1803	objective 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	Okkay, S.; Özer, A. (2023). Parasite Fauna of Chub Squalius cephalus (L., 1758) (Actinopterygii: Leuciscidae) from a Stream System in Kocaeli Province, Türkiye. Acta Zool. Bulg. 75 (4), 549-562.
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.

Genbank

Citation

Nemys eds. (2025). Nemys: World Database of Nematodes. Philometra ovata (Zeder, 1803) Skrjabin, 1923. 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:123034

Dr. David Gibson. Philometra ovata (Zeder, 1803) Skrjabin, 1923. Accessed through: Fauna Europaea at https://portal.cybertaxonomy.org/fauna-europaea/cdm_dataportal/taxon/2202b725-0923-44e8-9d38-f123a683ad20