Philometridae

Philometridae is a family of nematodes belonging to the order Rhabditida.[1] All Philometridae are obligate tissue parasites of fish.

Philometridae
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Nematoda
Class: Secernentea
Order: Camallanida
Family: Philometridae

Life cycle

Philometridae cycle between two hosts: Cyclopoida (small crustaceans) as an intermediate host, and various fish as a definitive host.[2] First-stage larvae are ejected into the water, and develop to the third stage if they're eaten by a cyclopoid. Once the copepod is eaten by a fish, the larvae develop into adults and mate. Pregnant females migrate to a final site just under the fish's skin, in the swim bladder, or in the coelom; males die soon after mating and in many Philometridae species they have never been described.[2]

Genera
  • Afrophilometra Moravec, Charo-Karisa & Jirků, 2009
  • Alinema Rasheed, 1963
  • Barracudia Moravec & Shamsi, 2017
  • Buckleyella Rasheed, 1963
  • Caranginema Moravec, Montoya-Mendoza & Salgado-Maldonado, 2008
  • Clavinema Yamaguti, 1935
  • Clavinemoides Moravec, Khosheghbal & Pazooki, 2013
  • Congerinema Moravec, Nagasawa, Nitta & Tawa, 2019
  • Dentiphilometra Moravec & Wang, 2002
  • Dentirumai Quiazon & Moravec, 2012
  • Digitiphilometroides Moravec & Barton, 2018
  • Margolisianum Blaylock & Overstreet, 1999
  • Neophilometroides Moravec, Salgado-Maldonado & Aguilar-Aguila, 2002
  • Nilonema Khalil, 1960
  • Paraphilometroides Moravec & Shaharom-Harrison, 1989
  • Philometra Costa, 1845
  • Philometroides Yamaguti, 1935
  • Phlyctainophora Steiner, 1921
  • Piscinema
  • Rumai Travassos, 1960
  • Spirophilometra Parukhin, 1971[1]

References
  1. "Philometridae". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
  2. Nadler S, Roberts LS, Janovy J (2013). "30 Nematodes: Dracunculoidea, Guinea Worms and Others". Foundations of Parasitology (9 ed.). McGraw Hill. ISBN 0073524190.


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