Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Phylum Nematoda > Class Chromadorea > Order Spirurida > Suborder Camallanina > Superfamily Dracunculoidea > Family Philometridae > Subfamily Philometrinae > Genus Philometra

Philometra rubra (Leidy, 1856)

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

*Philometra*	Costa, 1845	accepted genus name
*Thwaitia*	auct.	generic synonym
*Thwaitia*	auct.	misapplied name

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	Brunel, P., Bosse, L. & Lamarche, G. (1998). Catalogue of the marine invertebrates of the estuary and Gulf of St. Lawrence. Canadian Special Publication of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, 126. 405 p.
additional source	ITIS database

Genbank

Taxonomy

WoRMS

External Links

GenBank (1 nucleotides; 1 proteins)
GBIF

Citation

WoRMS (2014). Philometra rubra (Leidy, 1856). In: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvantidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2014) European Register of Marine Species, accessed through PESI at http://www.eu-nomen.eu/portal/taxon.php?GUID=urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:123036