Nemys - Procamallanus Baylis, 1923

Nemys taxon details

Procamallanus Baylis, 1923

AphiaID

390573 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:390573)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Type taxon

Cucullanus laeviconchus Wedl, 1861 accepted as Procamallanus (Procamallanus) laeviconchus (Wedl, 1861)

Parent

Camallanidae Railliet & Henry, 1915

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Subgenus Procamallanus (Procamallanus) Baylis, 1923
1. Species Procamallanus (Procamallanus) annulatus Yamaguti, 1955
2. Species Procamallanus (Procamallanus) caranxi Rajyalakshmi & Hanumantha Rao, 1993
3. Species Procamallanus (Procamallanus) elatensis Fusco & Overstreet, 1979
4. Species Procamallanus (Procamallanus) laeviconchus (Wedl, 1861)
5. Species Procamallanus (Procamallanus) pacificus Moravec, Justine, Würtz & Sasal, 2006
6. Species Procamallanus (Procamallanus) planoratus Kulkarni, 1935
7. Species Procamallanus (Procamallanus) pseudolaeviconchus Moravec & Van As, 2015
8. Species Procamallanus (Procamallanus) sigani Yamaguti, 1935
9. Species Procamallanus (Procamallanus) annipetterae Kohn & Fernandes, 1988 accepted as Denticamallanus annipetterae (Kohn & Fernandes, 1988) Silva, Santos, Trindade & Melo, 2026 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
10. Species Procamallanus (Procamallanus) spiculastriatus Pinhiero, Melo, Monks, Santos & Giese, 2018 accepted as Denticamallanus spiculastriatus (Pinheiro, Melo, Monks, Santos & Giese, 2018) Silva, Santos, Trindade & Melo, 2026 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Subgenus Procamallanus (Punctocamallanus) Moravec & Scholz, 1991
Subgenus Procamallanus (Spirocamallanoides) Moravec & Sey, 1988
Species Procamallanus kalingapatnamensis Rajyalakshmi & Lakshmi, 1995
Species Procamallanus karachiensis Rasheed, 1970
Species Procamallanus lonis Yamaguti, 1941
Species Procamallanus meszarosi Arya, 1984 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
Subgenus Procamallanus (Denticamallanus) Moravec & Thatcher, 1997 accepted as Denticamallanus Moravec & Thatcher, 1997 (unaccepted > superseded rank)
Subgenus Procamallanus (Spirocamallanus) Olsen, 1952 accepted as Spirocamallanus Olsen, 1952 (unaccepted > superseded rank)
1. Species Procamallanus (Spirocamallanus) anguillae Moravec, Taraschewski, Thairungroj Anantaphruti, Maipanich & Laoprasert, 2006,
2. Species Procamallanus (Spirocamallanus) barlowi Santacruz, Barluenga & Pérez-Ponce de León, 2021
3. Species Procamallanus (Spirocamallanus) bilaspurensis Gupta & Duggal, 1973
4. Species Procamallanus (Spirocamallanus) bothi Moravec & Justine, 2019
5. Species Procamallanus (Spirocamallanus) chetumalensis Gonzalez-Solis, Moravec & Vidal-Martinez, 2002
6. Species Procamallanus (Spirocamallanus) diacanthum Rajyalakshmi, 1994
7. Species Procamallanus (Spirocamallanus) dispar Moravec & Justine, 2019
8. Species Procamallanus (Spirocamallanus) gobiomori Moravec, Salgado-Maldonado & Caspeta-Mandujano, 2000
9. Species Procamallanus (Spirocamallanus) hexophtalmatis Moravec & Justine, 2019
10. Species Procamallanus (Spirocamallanus) jiriensis Sanachaoba & Gambhir, 2018
11. Species Procamallanus (Spirocamallanus) longus Moravec, Justine & Rigby, 2006
12. Species Procamallanus (Spirocamallanus) parachannae Moravec & Jirku, 2015
13. Species Procamallanus (Spirocamallanus) pseudospiralis Moravec & Scholz, 2017
14. Species Procamallanus (Spirocamallanus) rigbyi Yooyen, Moravec & Wongsawad, 2011
15. Species Procamallanus (Spirocamallanus) serranochromis Moravec & Van As, 2015
16. Species Procamallanus (Spirocamallanus) similis Yooyen, Moravec & Wongsawad, 2011
17. Species Procamallanus (Spirocamallanus) sinespinis Moravec & Justine, 2017
18. Species Procamallanus (Spirocamallanus) synodi Moravec & Justine, 2019
19. Species Procamallanus (Spirocamallanus) thalassomatis Moravec & Justine, 2019
20. Species Procamallanus (Spirocamallanus) variolae Moravec, Justine & Rigby, 2006
21. Species Procamallanus (Spirocamallanus) cruzi Guimarães, Cristófaro & Rodrigues, 1976 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
22. Species Procamallanus (Spirocamallanus) incognitus Yooyen, Moravec & Wongsawad, 2011 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
23. Species Procamallanus (Spirocamallanus) kakinadensis Lakhsmi, 2000 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
24. Species Procamallanus (Spirocamallanus) lutjanusi Lakshmi, 2000 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
25. Species Procamallanus (Spirocamallanus) otolithi Bilqees & Kazmi, 1974 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
26. Species Procamallanus (Spirocamallanus) soodi Lakshmi & Kumari, 2001 nec (Gupta & Masood, 1988) (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
27. Species Procamallanus (Spirocamallanus) visakhapatnamensis Rajyalakshmi, Rao & Shyamasundari, 1988 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
28. Species Procamallanus (Spirocamallanus) alii Kalyankar, 1971 accepted as Spirocamallanus alii Kalyankar, 1971 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
29. Species Procamallanus (Spirocamallanus) ashouri (El-Abdou, Heckmann & Gardner, 2001) accepted as Spirocamallanus ashouri El-Abdou, Heckmann & Gardner, 2001 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
30. Species Procamallanus (Spirocamallanus) berdii (Khan & Yaseen, 1969) accepted as Spirocamallanus berdii Kahn & Yaseen, 1969 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
31. Species Procamallanus (Spirocamallanus) caballeroi (Bashirullah, 1977) Moravec & Sey, 1988 accepted as Spirocamallanus caballeroi Bashirullah, 1977 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
32. Species Procamallanus (Spirocamallanus) cricotus (Fusco & Overstreet, 1978) Moravec & Sey, 1988 accepted as Spirocamallanus cricotus Fusco & Overstreet, 1978 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
33. Species Procamallanus (Spirocamallanus) crossorhombi (Zaidi & Khan, 1975) accepted as Spirocamallanus crossorhombi Zaida & Khan, 1975 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
34. Species Procamallanus (Spirocamallanus) cumanensis (Bashirullah, 1977) Moravec & Sey, 1988 accepted as Spirocamallanus cumanensis Bashirullah, 1977 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
35. Species Procamallanus (Spirocamallanus) ditchelli (Gupta & Garg, 1976) accepted as Spirocamallanus ditchelli Gupta & Garg, 1977 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
36. Species Procamallanus (Spirocamallanus) dussumieri Bilqees, Khanum & Jehan, 1971 accepted as Spirocamallanus dussumieri (Bilqees, Khanum & Jehan, 1971) Petter, 1979 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
37. Species Procamallanus (Spirocamallanus) garnotus (Bashirullah & Williams, 1980) Moravec & Sey, 1988 accepted as Spirocamallanus garnotus Bashirullah & Williams, 1980 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
38. Species Procamallanus (Spirocamallanus) guttatusi (Andrade-Salas, Pineda-López & García-Magaña, 1994) accepted as Spirocamallanus guttatusi Andrade-Salas, Pineda-López & García-Magaña, 1994 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
39. Species Procamallanus (Spirocamallanus) halitrophus (Fusco & Overstreet, 1978) Cárdenas & Lanfredi, 2005 accepted as Spirocamallanus halitrophus Fusco & Overstreet, 1978 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
40. Species Procamallanus (Spirocamallanus) hilarii Vaz & Pereira, 1934 accepted as Spirocamallanus hilarii (Vaz & Pereira, 1934) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
41. Species Procamallanus (Spirocamallanus) huacraensis Ramallo, 2008 accepted as Spirocamallanus huacraensis Ramallo, 2008 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
42. Species Procamallanus (Spirocamallanus) inopinatus Travassos, Artigas & Pereira, 1928 accepted as Spirocamallanus inopinatus (Travassos, Artigas & Pereira, 1928) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
43. Species Procamallanus (Spirocamallanus) istiblenni (Noble, 1966) Moravec & Sey, 1988 accepted as Spirocamallanus istiblenni Noble, 1966 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
44. Species Procamallanus (Spirocamallanus) johnsoni (Guerrero, 1971) accepted as Spirocamallanus johnsoni Guerrero, 1971 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
45. Species Procamallanus (Spirocamallanus) juana Ramallo & Ailan Choke, 2017 accepted as Spirocamallanus juana Ramallo & Ailán Choke, 2017 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
46. Species Procamallanus (Spirocamallanus) lamellari (Gupta & Garg, 1986) accepted as Spirocamallanus lamellari Gupta & Garg, 1986 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
47. Species Procamallanus (Spirocamallanus) macaensis (Vicente & dos Santos, 1972) Pinto, de Fabio, Noronha & Rolas, 1974 accepted as Spirocamallanus macaensis (Vicente & Santos, 1972) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
48. Species Procamallanus (Spirocamallanus) monotaxis (Olsen, 1952) Moravec & Sey, 1988 accepted as Spirocamallanus monotaxis Olsen, 1952 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
49. Species Procamallanus (Spirocamallanus) neobuccalaris Bilqees, Fatima & Rehana, 1977 accepted as Spirocamallanus neobuccalaris (Bilqees, Fatima & Rehana, 1977) Soota, 1983 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
50. Species Procamallanus (Spirocamallanus) olseni (Campana-Rouget & Razarihelissoa, 1965) accepted as Spirocamallanus olseni Campana-Rouget & Razarihelissoa, 1965 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
51. Species Procamallanus (Spirocamallanus) otolithi (Yasmin & Bilqees, 2007) Yooyen, Moravec & Wongsawad, 2011 nec Bilqees & Kazmi, 1974 accepted as Procamallanus (Spirocamallanus) incognitus Yooyen, Moravec & Wongsawad, 2011 (Homonym)
52. Species Procamallanus (Spirocamallanus) otolithi (Gupta & Garg, 1986) nec Bilqees & Kazmi, 1974 accepted as Procamallanus (Spirocamallanus) problematicus Yooyen, Moravec & Wongsawad, 2011 accepted as Spirocamallanus problematicus Yooyen, Moravec & Wongsawad, 2011 (Homonym)
53. Species Procamallanus (Spirocamallanus) otolithi Ashraf, Farooq & Khanum, 1977 nec Bilqees & Kazmi, 1974 accepted as Procamallanus (Spirocamallanus) pakistanensis Yooyen, Moravec & Wongsawad, 2011 accepted as Spirocamallanus pakistanensis Yooyen, Moravec & Wongsawad, 2011 (Homonym)
54. Species Procamallanus (Spirocamallanus) pakistanensis Yooyen, Moravec & Wongsawad, 2011 accepted as Spirocamallanus pakistanensis Yooyen, Moravec & Wongsawad, 2011 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
55. Species Procamallanus (Spirocamallanus) papillicaudatus (Bashirullah & Williams, 1980) Moravec & Sey, 1988 accepted as Spirocamallanus papillicaudatus Bashirullah & Williams, 1980 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
56. Species Procamallanus (Spirocamallanus) paraguayensis Petter, 1990 accepted as Spirocamallanus paraguayensis Petter, 1990 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
57. Species Procamallanus (Spirocamallanus) partitus (Bashirullah & Williams, 1980) Moravec & Sey, 1988 accepted as Spirocamallanus partitus Bashirullah & Williams, 1980 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
58. Species Procamallanus (Spirocamallanus) pereirai (Annereaux, 1946) Olsen, 1952 accepted as Spirocamallanus pereirai (Annereaux, 1946) Olsen, 1952 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
59. Species Procamallanus (Spirocamallanus) phillippinensis (Velasquez, 1980) Arthur & Lumanlan-Mayo, 1997 accepted as Spirocamallanus philippinensis Velasquez, 1980 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
60. Species Procamallanus (Spirocamallanus) pimelodus Pinto, Fábio, Noronha & Rolas, 1974 accepted as Spirocamallanus pimelodus Pinto, Fábio, Noronha & Rolas, 1974 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
61. Species Procamallanus (Spirocamallanus) platycephali (Hooper, 1983) accepted as Spirocamallanus platycephali Hooper, 1983 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
62. Species Procamallanus (Spirocamallanus) plumierus (Bashirullah & Williams, 1980) Moravec & Sey, 1988 accepted as Spirocamallanus plumierus Bashirullah & Williams, 1980 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
63. Species Procamallanus (Spirocamallanus) problematicus Yooyen, Moravec & Wongsawad, 2011 accepted as Spirocamallanus problematicus Yooyen, Moravec & Wongsawad, 2011 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
64. Species Procamallanus (Spirocamallanus) rebecae (Andrade-Salas, Pineda-López & Garcia-Magaña, 1994) Moravec, Mendoza-Franco, Vargas-Vásquez & Vivas-Rodíguez, 1995 accepted as Spirocamallanus rebecae Andrade-Salas, Pineda-López & Garcia-Magaña, 1994 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
65. Species Procamallanus (Spirocamallanus) soodi (Gupta & Masoodi, 1988) accepted as Spirocamallanus soodi Gupta & Masoodi, 1988 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
66. Species Procamallanus (Spirocamallanus) sparus Akram, 1975 accepted as Spirocamallanus sparus (Akram, 1975) Soota, 1983 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
67. Species Procamallanus (Spirocamallanus) spinicaudatus (Bashirullah & Williams, 1980) Moravec & Sey, 1988 accepted as Spirocamallanus spinicaudatus Bashirullah & Williams, 1980 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
68. Species Procamallanus (Spirocamallanus) spiralis Baylis, 1923 accepted as Spirocamallanus spiralis (Baylis, 1923) Olsen, 1952 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
69. Species Procamallanus (Spirocamallanus) thallassomatis Moravec & Justine, 2019 accepted as Procamallanus (Spirocamallanus) thalassomatis Moravec & Justine, 2019 (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
70. Species Procamallanus (Spirocamallanus) tomsici Ramallo & Ailán-Choke in Ramallo, Cancino, Ruiz & Ailán-Choke, 2020 accepted as Spirocamallanus tomsici Ramallo & Ailán Choke, 2020 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
71. Species Procamallanus (Spirocamallanus) tornquisti Campana-Rouget, 1961 accepted as Spirocamallanus tornquisti Campana-Rouget, 1961 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Procamallanus diacanthum Rajyalakshmi, 1994 represented as Procamallanus (Spirocamallanus) diacanthum Rajyalakshmi, 1994
Species Procamallanus longus Moravec, Justine & Rigby, 2006 represented as Procamallanus (Spirocamallanus) longus Moravec, Justine & Rigby, 2006
Species Procamallanus pacificus Moravec, Justine, Wurtz, Taraschewski & Sasal, 2006 represented as Procamallanus (Procamallanus) pacificus Moravec, Justine, Würtz & Sasal, 2006
Species Procamallanus pereirai Annereaux, 1946 represented as Procamallanus (Spirocamallanus) pereirai (Annereaux, 1946) Olsen, 1952 accepted as Spirocamallanus pereirai (Annereaux, 1946) Olsen, 1952
Species Procamallanus sigani Yamaguti, 1935 represented as Procamallanus (Procamallanus) sigani Yamaguti, 1935
Species Procamallanus spiculastriatus Pinheiro, Melo, Monks, Santos & Giese, 2018 represented as Procamallanus (Procamallanus) spiculastriatus Pinhiero, Melo, Monks, Santos & Giese, 2018 accepted as Denticamallanus spiculastriatus (Pinheiro, Melo, Monks, Santos & Giese, 2018) Silva, Santos, Trindade & Melo, 2026
Species Procamallanus variolae Moravec, Justine & Rigby, 2006 represented as Procamallanus (Spirocamallanus) variolae Moravec, Justine & Rigby, 2006

Environment

marine, brackish, fresh

Grammatical gender

masculine

Original description

Not documented

Taxonomic citation

Nemys eds. (2025). Nemys: World Database of Nematodes. Procamallanus Baylis, 1923. Accessed at: https://nemys.ugent.be/aphia.php/images/images/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=390573 on 2026-02-11

Taxonomic edit history

Date

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2009-04-03 09:57:44Z

created

Tran, Bastien

2010-02-17 07:27:43Z

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Kihara, Terue Cristina

2017-04-27 11:14:06Z

checked

Gibson, David

2025-05-05 18:33:40Z

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Gibson, David

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context source (PeRMS) Luque, J.L., C. Cruces, J. Chero, F. Paschoal, P.V. Alves, A.C. Silva, L. Sanchez & J. Iannacone. (2016). Lista de verificación de los metazoos parásitos de peces de Perú. [Checklist of metazoan parasites of fishes from Peru.]. Neotropical Helminthology. 10(2):301-375., available online at https://doi.org/10.24039/rnh2016102751 [details] Available for editors

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identification resource Soota, T. D. (1983). STUDIES ON NEMATODE PARASITES OF INDIAN VERTEBRATES. I. FISHES. RECORDS OF THE ZOOLOGICAL SURVEY OF INDIA, MISCELLANEOUS PUBLICATION; OCCASIONAL PAPER NO. 54. 352 pp.
note: Key to Indian species [details]

identification resource Moravec, F.; Thatcher, V. (1997). Procamallanus (Denticamallanus subgen. n.) dentatus n. sp. (Nematoda: Camallanidae) from the characid fish,Bryconops alburnoides, in the Brazilian Amazon. Parasite. 4(3): 239-243., available online at https://doi.org/10.1051/parasite/1997043239
note: Key to subfamilies [details]

Definitions

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To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Procamallanus)
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To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Nematoda Collection (2 records)
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