WoRMS taxon details
Proleptinae Schulz, 1927
22840 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:22840)
accepted
Subfamily
Proleptus Dujardin, 1845 (type by original designation)
Bulbocephalinae Rasheed, 1966 · unaccepted (synonym)
Genus Heliconema Travassos, 1919
Genus Paraleptus Wu, 1927
Genus Proleptus Dujardin, 1845
Genus Rasheedia Moravec & Justine, 2018
Genus Bulbocephalus Rasheed, 1966 accepted as Rasheedia Moravec & Justine, 2018 (Pre-occupied)
Genus Coronilla van Beneden, 1871 accepted as Proleptus Dujardin, 1845
Genus Neoleptus Specian, Ubelaker & Dailey, 1975 accepted as Paraleptus Wu, 1927
Genus Ortleppina Schulz, 1927 accepted as Heliconema Travassos, 1919 (synonym)
Genus Paraleputs Wu, 1927 accepted as Paraleptus Wu, 1927 (alternate incorrect original spelling)
Genus Spiropterina van Beneden, 1858 accepted as Proleptus Dujardin, 1845
Genus Cestocephalus Rasheed, 1966 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
Genus Pseudomazzia Bilqees, Ghazi & Haseeb, 2005 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
Genus Paraleptus Wu, 1927
Genus Proleptus Dujardin, 1845
Genus Rasheedia Moravec & Justine, 2018
Genus Bulbocephalus Rasheed, 1966 accepted as Rasheedia Moravec & Justine, 2018 (Pre-occupied)
Genus Coronilla van Beneden, 1871 accepted as Proleptus Dujardin, 1845
Genus Neoleptus Specian, Ubelaker & Dailey, 1975 accepted as Paraleptus Wu, 1927
Genus Ortleppina Schulz, 1927 accepted as Heliconema Travassos, 1919 (synonym)
Genus Paraleputs Wu, 1927 accepted as Paraleptus Wu, 1927 (alternate incorrect original spelling)
Genus Spiropterina van Beneden, 1858 accepted as Proleptus Dujardin, 1845
Genus Cestocephalus Rasheed, 1966 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
Genus Pseudomazzia Bilqees, Ghazi & Haseeb, 2005 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Schulz, R.E. (1927). Fam. Physlopteridae Leiper, 1908 (Nematodes) und die prinzipien ihrer klassifikation. Pp. 287-312, table 1 in: Sbornik Rabot po Gel'mintologii, PosviashchennyÄ Professoru Konsatantinu Ivanovichu Skryainu ego uchenikami. Izdatelstvo Akademii Nauk SSSR, Moskva. [details] Available for editors
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Nemys eds. (2023). Nemys: World Database of Nematodes. Proleptinae Schulz, 1927. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=22840 on 2023-02-05
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original description
Schulz, R.E. (1927). Fam. Physlopteridae Leiper, 1908 (Nematodes) und die prinzipien ihrer klassifikation. Pp. 287-312, table 1 in: Sbornik Rabot po Gel'mintologii, PosviashchennyÄ Professoru Konsatantinu Ivanovichu Skryainu ego uchenikami. Izdatelstvo Akademii Nauk SSSR, Moskva. [details] Available for editors
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original description (of Bulbocephalinae Rasheed, 1966) Rasheed, S. 1966. On some interesting nematode parasites of fish from Pakistan. Parasitology 56:151-160. (1966). On some interesting nematode parasites of fish from Pakistan. <em>Parasitology.</em> 56: 151-160. [details] Available for editors
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basis of record Anderson, R. C.; Chabaud, A. G.; Willmott, S. (1974). CIH Keys to the nematode parasites of vertebrates. i-x. [details]

original description (of Bulbocephalinae Rasheed, 1966) Rasheed, S. 1966. On some interesting nematode parasites of fish from Pakistan. Parasitology 56:151-160. (1966). On some interesting nematode parasites of fish from Pakistan. <em>Parasitology.</em> 56: 151-160. [details] Available for editors

basis of record Anderson, R. C.; Chabaud, A. G.; Willmott, S. (1974). CIH Keys to the nematode parasites of vertebrates. i-x. [details]