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Physalopteridae Railliet, 1893

111405  (urn:lsid:irmng.org:taxname:111405)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Nematoda (Phylum)
  4. Chromadorea (Class)
  5. Spirurida (Order)
  6. Physalopteridae (Family)
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  1. Genus Abbreviata Travassos, 1920
  2. Genus Didelphyoptera Schulz, 1927
  3. Genus Didelphysoma Schulz, 1927
  4. Genus Heliconema Travassos, 1920
  5. Genus Kreisiella Jones, 1985
  6. Genus Mirzaloptera Wason & Johnson, 1977 †
  7. Genus Mooleptus Özdikmen, 2010
  8. Genus Neoleptus Specian, Ubelaker & Dailey, 1975
  9. Genus Neophysalopteroides Mansour, 2007
  10. Genus Ochetocephalus Linstow, 1907
  11. Genus Paraleptus Wu, 1927
  12. Genus Paraphysaloptera Gupta & Jehan, 1971
  13. Genus Pentadentoptera Shakhnazarova, 1949
  14. Genus Physaloptera Rudolphi, 1819
  15. Genus Physalopteroides Wu & Liu, 1940
  16. Genus Polydelphyoptera Schulz, 1927
  17. Genus Proleptus Dujardin, 1844
  18. Genus Pseudabbreviata Lichtenfels & Quigley, 1968
  19. Genus Pseudophysaloptera Baylis, 1934
  20. Genus Rasheedia Moravec & Justine, 2018
  21. Genus Skrjabinoptera Schulz, 1927
  22. Genus Thubunaea Seurat, 1914
  23. Genus Turgida Schulz, 1927
  24. Genus Abbreviata Schulz, 1927 accepted as Abbreviata Travassos, 1920 (incorrect cited authority)
  25. Genus Abreviata Travassos, 1920 accepted as Abbreviata Travassos, 1920
  26. Genus Bulbocephalus Rasheed, 1966 accepted as Rasheedia Moravec & Justine, 2018 (unaccepted > junior homonym, junior homonym of Bulbocephalus Watson, 1917 (Sporozoa))
  27. Genus Cestocephalus Rasheed, 1966 accepted as Bulbocephalus Rasheed, 1966 accepted as Rasheedia Moravec & Justine, 2018
  28. Genus Chlamydonema Travassos, 1920 accepted as Physaloptera Rudolphi, 1819
  29. Genus Chlamydonema Noordhoek Hegt, 1910 accepted as Physaloptera Rudolphi, 1819
  30. Genus Coronilla Beneden, 1871 accepted as Proleptus Dujardin, 1844
  31. Genus Leptosoma Travassos, 1920 accepted as Physaloptera Rudolphi, 1819
  32. Genus Metaleptus Machida, Ogawa & Okiyama, 1982 accepted as Mooleptus Özdikmen, 2010 (junior homonym)
  33. Genus Ortleppina Schulz, 1927 accepted as Heliconema Travassos, 1920
  34. Genus Paraphysaloptera Gupta & Kazim, 1979 accepted as Paraphysaloptera Gupta & Jehan, 1971
  35. Genus Phyaloptera Linstow, 1878 accepted as Physaloptera Rudolphi, 1819
  36. Genus Physalopteriata Sobolev in Skrjabin et al., 1949 accepted as Pentadentoptera Shakhnazarova, 1949
  37. Genus Physalopterus Blainville, 1820 accepted as Physaloptera Rudolphi, 1819
  38. Genus Physoloptera Mudie in Blyth, 1840 accepted as Physaloptera Rudolphi, 1819
  39. Genus Physolptera Westwood, 1851 accepted as Physaloptera Rudolphi, 1819
  40. Genus Proleptes Gervais & Beneden, 1859 accepted as Proleptus Dujardin, 1844
  41. Genus Pseudophysalotera accepted as Pseudophysaloptera Baylis, 1934
  42. Genus Spiropterina Beneden, 1858 accepted as Proleptus Dujardin, 1844
  43. Genus Spiroptina Linstow, 1890 accepted as Proleptus Dujardin, 1844
  44. Genus Tetradelphynema Schulz, 1927 accepted as Physaloptera Rudolphi, 1819
  45. Genus Tridelphinema accepted as Physaloptera Rudolphi, 1819
  46. Genus Tridelphynema Schulz, 1927 accepted as Physaloptera Rudolphi, 1819
  47. Genus Turgida Travassos, 1920 (uncertain, unassessed)
marine
recent only
Not documented
IRMNG (2021). Physalopteridae Railliet, 1893. Accessed at: https://www.irmng.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=111405 on 2025-09-11
Date
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2006-09-19 22:00:00Z
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Rees, Tony
2011-12-31 23:00:00Z
changed
Rees, Tony

basis of record Hallan, J. (2000-2017). Biology Catalog (2012 version), http://bug.tamu.edu/research/collection/hallan/ (as at 2012). [details] 

basis of record Parker, S.P. (ed). (1982). Synopsis and Classification of Living Organisms. McGraw-Hill, New York. 2 volumes. [details] 

current name source Hodda, M. (2011). Phylum Nematoda Cobb 1932. In: Zhang, Z.-Q. (Ed.) Animal biodiversity: An outline of higher-level classification and survey of taxonomic richness. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 3148: 63-95. [details] 

extant flag source Parker, S.P. (ed). (1982). Synopsis and Classification of Living Organisms. McGraw-Hill, New York. 2 volumes. [details] 

habitat flag source Parker, S.P. (ed). (1982). Synopsis and Classification of Living Organisms. McGraw-Hill, New York. 2 volumes. [details] 
Unreviewed
Classification Eukaryota (Superkingdom) > Animalia (Kingdom) > Eumetazoa (Subkingdom) > Nematoda (Phylum) > Chromadorea (Class) > Spiruria (Subclass) > Spirurida (Order) > Spirurina (Suborder) > Physalopteroidea (Superfamily) > Physalopteridae (Family) [details]

Descriptive info Found in (incl.) marine mammals and fishes, also other groups (Parker). Internal parasites of fish, amphibians, reptiles and occasionally birds and mammals (Hodda). [details]

Habitat Marine and nonmarine [details]
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