Philometroides Yamaguti, 1935

Arai, Hisao P. & Smith, John W., 2016, Guide to the Parasites of Fishes of Canada Part V: Nematoda, Zootaxa 4185 (1), pp. 1-274 : 50

Philometroides Yamaguti, 1935

Generic diagnosis (after Moravec 2013). Philometridae . Females much larger than males. Body cylindrical, long. Cuticle of females and males of some species covered with numerous bosses. Cephalic papillae present. Oesophagus short, cylindrical, expanded at anterior end; oesophageal gland usually well developed, mono- or multinucleate; small ventriculus present or absent. Vulva and anus atrophied in gravid worms. Ovaries amphidelphic. Viviparous. Male tail blunt or rounded with or without lobes. Two spicules and gubernaculum present. Parasitic in body cavity and tissues of fresh-water and marine fishes.