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

Philometroides Yamaguti, 1935

Rank: Genus
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

*Philometra*	auct.	misapplied name

Children

Philometroides barbi Moravec, Simkova, Hanzelova, Spakulova & Cakic, 2005
Philometroides cyprini (Ishii, 1931)
Philometroides oveni Parukhin, 1975
Philometroides sanguinea (Rudolphi, 1819)

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. (2013). Parasitic nematodes of freshwater fishes of Europe. Academia, Prague. 601 pp.
redescription	Moravec, F. (2023). Philometrid nematodes parasitic in fishes. Academia, Praha. 635 pp.
taxonomy source	Ivashkin, V.M., Sobolev, A.A., Khromova, L.A. (1971). Camallanata of animals and man and the diseases caused by them. Osnovy nematodologii. Volume 22, 388 pp.
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.
identification resource	Moravec, F. (2023). Philometrid nematodes parasitic in fishes. Academia, Praha. 635 pp.

Genbank

Citation

Nemys eds. (2025). Nemys: World Database of Nematodes. Philometroides Yamaguti, 1935. 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:22919

Dr. David Gibson. Philometroides Yamaguti, 1935. Accessed through: Fauna Europaea at https://portal.cybertaxonomy.org/fauna-europaea/cdm_dataportal/taxon/3f4d5f8b-9a71-4116-aed0-fad8fbd45b4c