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  Subfamily Plectinae

Genus Plectus (+ Chiloplectus)

    Species P. aberrans
    Species P. acuminatus
    Species P. agilior
    Species P. americanus
    Species P. amorphotelus
    Species P. amphidiscatus
    Species P. andrassyi
    Species P. annulatus
    Species P. antarcticus
    Species P. aquatilis
    Species P. araiensis
    Species P. araucanorum
    Species P. armatus
    Species P. australis
    Species P. belgicae
    Species P. cancellatus
    Species P. capensis
    Species P. cirratus
    Species P. cladinosus
    Species P. coloradensis
    Species P. costatus
    Species P. cryptoptychus
    Species P. cylindricus
    Species P. decens
    Species P. demani
    Species P. effilatus
    Species P. elegans
    Species P. elongatus
    Species P. falklandiae
    Species P. fragilis
    Species P. frigophilus
    Species P. galapagensis
    Species P. geophilus
    Species P. gisleni
    Species P. glandulatus
    Species P. globilabiatus
    Species P. grahami
    Species P. hyperboreus
    Species P. indicus
    Species P. infundibulifer
    Species P. inquirendus
    Species P. insignis
    Species P. insolens
    Species P. karachiensis
    Species P. kyotoensis
    Species P. lamproptychus
    Species P. longicaudatus
    Species P. magadani
    Species P. masleni
    Species P. meridianus
    Species P. minimus
    Species P. minutus
    Species P. montanus
    Species P. neoindicus
    Species P. niaensis
    Species P. obtusicaudatus
    Species P. opisthocirculus
    Species P. palustris
    Species P. paracuminatus
    Species P. paraguayensis
    Species P. parainquirendus
    Species P. paratenuis
    Species P. parietinus
    Species P. parvus
    Species P. patagonicus
    Species P. pseudelongatus
    Species P. pulcher
    Species P. pusillus
    Species P. raabei
    Species P. refusus
    Species P. rhizophilus
    Species P. rivalis
    Species P. rotundilabiatus
    Species P. sabinae
    Species P. sambesii
    Species P. silvaticus
    Species P. similis
    Species P. spicacaudatus
    Species P. tenuis
    Species P. thornei
    Species P. tolerans
    Species P. triplogaster
    Species P. tritici
    Species P. tropicus
    Species P. turricaudatus
    Species P. varians
    Species P. vindobonensis
    Species P. zelli

Taxon Information

The Genus Plectus has been reported (or is assumed) to occur in fresh waters. This taxon has been reported from North America.

(These statements were generated automatically from the WInvertebrates database.)

Literature Records

• Plectus, (De Ley et al., 2006).
• Plectus, [eastern North America] (Ferris et al., 1973).
• Plectus, "Aquatic, a large genus, about 50 species" (Chitwood & Allen, 1959).

Bibliography

• De Ley, P., W. Decraemer & Eualem-Abebe. 2006. Introduction: Summary of present knowledge and research addressing the ecology and taxonomy of freshwater nematodes. [in] Eualem-Abebe et al. (eds.). Freshwater Nematodes: Ecology and Taxonomy: 3-30.
• Ferris, V.R., L.M. Ferris, & J.P. Tjepkema. 1973. Genera of freshwater nematodes (Nematoda) of eastern North America. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Biota of Freshwater Ecosystems Identification Manual 10. 38 pp. [Available online]
• Chitwood, B.G. & M.W. Allen. 1959. Nemata. [in] W.T. Edmondson (ed.). Ward & Whipple Fresh-Water Biology, 2nd edition: 368-401.

Web Pages

• Integrated Taxonomic Information System