WoRMS taxon details
Porrocaecum Railliet & Henry, 1912
22924 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:22924)
accepted
Genus
Porrocaecum (Porrocaecum) Railliet & Henry, 1912 · unaccepted
- Subgenus Porrocaecum (Laymanicaecum) Mozgovoi, 1951
- Species Porrocaecum angusticolle (Molin, 1860) Baylis & Daubney, 1936
- Species Porrocaecum circinum Johnston & Mawson, 1941
- Species Porrocaecum crassum (Deslongchamps, 1824) Railliet & Henry, 1912
- Species Porrocaecum depressum (Zeder, 1800)
- Species Porrocaecum ensicaudatum (Zeder, 1800)
- Species Porrocaecum falklandicum Baylis, 1929
- Species Porrocaecum moraveci Gu, Guo, Chen, Sitko, Li, Guo & Li, 2023
- Species Porrocaecum parvum Li, Guo & Zhang, 2015
- Species Porrocaecum reticulatum (Linstow, 1899)
- Species Porrocaecum streperae Johnston & Mawson, 1941
- Species Porrocaecum talpae (Schrank, 1788)
- Subgenus Porrocaecum (Porrocaecum) Railliet & Henry, 1912 accepted as Porrocaecum Railliet & Henry, 1912
- Species Porrocaecum (Porrocaecum) ardeae (Frölich, 1802) Baylis, 1936
- Species Porrocaecum (Porrocaecum) clerci (Skrjabin, 1926) Mozgovoy, 1949
- Species Porrocaecum (Porrocaecum) heteroura (Creplin, 1829) Baylis, 1920
- Species Porrocaecum (Porrocaecum) semiteres (Zeder, 1800) Baylis, 1920
- Species Porrocaecum (Porrocaecum) skrjabinensis Mosgovoy, 1949
- Species Porrocaecum (Porrocaecum) spirale (Rudolphi, 1795) Baylis, 1920
- Species Porrocaecum assymmetricum Ortlepp, 1932 accepted as Ingwenascaris assymmetrica (Ortlepp, 1932) Junker & Mutafchiev, 2017 (unaccepted > junior objective synonym)
- Species Porrocaecum azarasi Yamaguti & Arima, 1942 accepted as Phocanema azarasi (Yamaguti & Arima, 1942) Bao, Giulietti, Levsen & Karlsbakk, 2023 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Porrocaecum crocodili Taylor, 1924 accepted as Terranova crocodili (Taylor, 1924) Hartwich, 1957 accepted as Neoterranova crocodili (Taylor, 1924) Moravec & Justine, 2020 (Superseded combination)
- Species Porrocaecum decipiens (Krabbe, 1878) Baylis, 1920 accepted as Pseudoterranova decipiens (Krabbe, 1878) Gibson, 1983 accepted as Phocanema decipiens (Krabbe, 1878) Myers, 1959 (Superseded combination)
- Species Porrocaecum galeocerdonis Thwaite, 1927 accepted as Terranova galeocerdonis (Thwaite, 1927) Mozgovoi, 1953 accepted as Euterranova galeocerdonis (Thwaite, 1927) Moravec & Justine, 2020 (Superseded combination)
- Species Porrocaecum heteroura (Creplin, 1829) Baylis, 1920 accepted as Porrocaecum (Porrocaecum) heteroura (Creplin, 1829) Baylis, 1920 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Porrocaecum hetoura (Creplin, 1829) Baylis, 1920 accepted as Porrocaecum (Porrocaecum) heteroura (Creplin, 1829) Baylis, 1920 (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
- Species Porrocaecum kogiae Johnston & Mawson, 1939 accepted as Terranova kogiae (Johnston & Mawson, 1939) Johnston & Mawson, 1945 accepted as Pseudoterranova kogiae (Johnston & Mawson, 1939) Mozgovoi, 1951 (Superseded combination)
- Species Porrocaecum laymani Mozgovoy, 1950 accepted as Mawsonascaris laymani (Mozgovoy, 1950) Sprent, 1990 (Superseded combination)
- Species Porrocaecum nidifex (Linton, 1901) Wülker, 1930 accepted as Terranova nidifex (Linton, 1901) Johnston & Mawson, 1945 (Superseded combination)
- Species Porrocaecum pastinacae (Rudolphi, 1819) Dollfus & Desportes, 1944 accepted as Mawsonascaris pastinacae (Rudolphi, 1819) Sprent, 1990 (Superseded combination)
- Species Porrocaecum petrovi (Mosgovoi, 1951) Zhukov, 1960 accepted as Mariporrocaecum petrovi (Mosgovoi, 1950) Sheenko, 1985 (Superseded combination)
- Species Porrocaecum piscium (Rudolphi, 1809) Johnston & Mawson, 1943 accepted as Terranova piscium (Rudolphi, 1809) Mawson, 1953 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Porrocaecum pristis Baylis & Daubney, 1922 accepted as Terranova pristis (Baylis & Daubney, 1922) Johnston & Mawson, 1945 accepted as Euterranova pristis (Baylis & Daubney, 1922) Moravec & Justine, 2020 (Superseded combination)
- Species Porrocaecum rochalimai Pereira, 1935 accepted as Terranova rochalimai (Pereira, 1935) Johnston & Mawson, 1945 accepted as Terranova galeocerdonis (Thwaite, 1927) Mozgovoi, 1953 accepted as Euterranova galeocerdonis (Thwaite, 1927) Moravec & Justine, 2020 (Superseded combination)
- Species Porrocaecum scoliodontis Baylis, 1931 accepted as Terranova scoliodontis (Baylis, 1931) Johnston & Mawson, 1945 accepted as Neoterranova scoliodontis (Baylis, 1931) Moravec & Justine, 2020 (Superseded combination)
- Species Porrocaecum secundum Chandler, 1935 accepted as Pulchrascaris secunda (Chandler, 1935) Gibson & Colin, 1982 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Porrocaecum skrjabinense Mosgovoy, 1949 accepted as Porrocaecum (Porrocaecum) skrjabinensis Mosgovoy, 1949 (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
- Species Porrocaecum sphyrnai Rajyalakshmi, Rao & Shyamasundari, 1985 (unaccepted > nomen nudum)
- Species Porrocaecum sulcatum (Rudolphi, 1819) accepted as Sulcascaris sulcata (Rudolphi, 1819) Hartwich, 1957 (Superseded combination)
- Species Porrocaecum bengalensis Lakshmi, Rao & Shyamasundari, 1987 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
- Species Porrocaecum caballeroi Deloya, 1973 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
- Species Porrocaecum cephaloscyllii Yamaguti, 1941 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
- Species Porrocaecum jardimfreirei Fortes, 1981 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
- Species Porrocaecum longispiculum Lakshmi, Rao & Shyamasundari, 1987 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
- Species Porrocaecum muraenesoxi Rajyalakshmi, 1992 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
- Species Porrocaecum paivai Motta & Gomes, 1968 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
- Species Porrocaecum pentkotai Srivastava & Gupta, 1976 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
- Species Porrocaecum ruberum Bilqees, Khanum & Jehan, 1971 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
- Species Porrocaecum spinigerum Lakshmi, Rao & Shyamasundari, 1986 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
- Species Porrocaecum trichiuri Chandler, 1935 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum, Superseded combination)
marine, fresh, terrestrial
neuter
Not documented
Nemys eds. (2025). Nemys: World Database of Nematodes. Porrocaecum Railliet & Henry, 1912. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=22924 on 2025-04-30
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Nomenclature
basis of record
Anderson, R. C.; Chabaud, A. G.; Willmott, S. (1974). CIH Keys to the nematode parasites of vertebrates. i-x. [details]
Taxonomy
taxonomy source
Gu, X.-H.; Guo, N.; Chen, H.-X.; Sitko, J.; Li, L.-W.; Guo, B.-Q.; Li, L. (2023). Mitogenomic phylogenies suggest the resurrection of the subfamily Porrocaecinae and provide insights into the systematics of the superfamily Ascaridoidea (Nematoda: Ascaridomorpha), with the description of a new species of Porrocaecum. <em>Parasites & Vectors.</em> 16(1)., available online at https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-023-05889-9 [details]
taxonomy source Mosgovoy, A.A. (1953). Ascaridata of animals and man and the diseases caused by them. Second volume. <em>Osnovy nematodologii.</em> Volume 2, 616 pp. [details] Available for editors
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taxonomy source Mosgovoy, A.A. (1953). Ascaridata of animals and man and the diseases caused by them. Second volume. <em>Osnovy nematodologii.</em> Volume 2, 616 pp. [details] Available for editors





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Biology Porrocaecum spp. are terrestrial, with no aquatic element in their life-cycle. DIG [details]