''Proleptus'' is a genus of
nematode
The nematodes ( or grc-gre, Νηματώδη; la, Nematoda) or roundworms constitute the phylum Nematoda (also called Nemathelminthes), with plant-Parasitism, parasitic nematodes also known as eelworms. They are a diverse animal phylum inhab ...
s belonging to the family
Physalopteridae
Physalopteridae is a family (biology), family of spirurian nematodes,Railliet, A. (1893). Traité de Zoologie Médicale et Agricole. Deuxième Édition. Asselin et Houzeau, Paris which belongs to the Taxonomic rank, superfamily Physalopteroidea. ...
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The genus has almost
cosmopolitan distribution
In biogeography, cosmopolitan distribution is the term for the range of a taxon that extends across all or most of the world in appropriate habitats. Such a taxon, usually a species, is said to exhibit cosmopolitanism or cosmopolitism. The ext ...
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Species:
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Proleptus acutus
''Proleptus'' is a genus of nematodes belonging to the family Physalopteridae.
The genus has almost cosmopolitan distribution
In biogeography, cosmopolitan distribution is the term for the range of a taxon that extends across all or most of ...
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Proleptus anabantis''
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Proleptus australis''
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Proleptus carvajali''
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Proleptus coronatus''
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Proleptus elegans''
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Proleptus gordioides''
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Proleptus inflatus''
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Proleptus mackenziei''
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Proleptus malayi''
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Proleptus minutus''
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Proleptus niedmanni''
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Proleptus obtusus''
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Proleptus problematicus''
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Proleptus rajae''
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Proleptus robustus''
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Proleptus soridus''
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Proleptus tortus''
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Proleptus trygonorrhinae''
References
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Nematodes