Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Subkingdom Eumetazoa > Phylum Nematoda > Class Enoplea > Subclass Dorylaimia > Order Trichinellida > Suborder Trichinellina > Superfamily Trichinelloidea > Family Capillariidae > Subfamily Capillariinae > Genus Capillaria > Subgenus Capillaria (Procapillaria)

Capillaria (Procapillaria) gracilis (Bellingham, 1840) Travassos, 1915

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

*Capillaria*	Zeder, 1800	accepted genus name
*Thominx*	Dujardin, 1845	generic synonym
*Trichosoma*	Rudolphi, 1819	generic synonym
*Tridentocapillaria*	Barus & Sergeeva, 1990	generic synonym
*Trichosomum*	Creplin, 1829	synonym
*Aonchotheca*	auct.	misapplied name
*Baruscapillaria*	auct.	misapplied name
*Pterothominx*	auct.	misapplied name
*Trichocephalus*	auct.	misapplied name

Species group names

*Capillaria gracilis*	(Bellingham, 1840)	synonym

Literature

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	Pereira, F. B.; González-Solís, D. (2022). Review of the parasitic nematodes of marine fishes from off the American continent. Parasitology. 1-14.

Genbank

Citation

Nemys eds. (2025). Nemys: World Database of Nematodes. Capillaria (Procapillaria) gracilis (Bellingham, 1840) Travassos, 1915. 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:990941