Rev: 10/28/2024
Type species of the genus: Haliplectus pellucidus Cobb, 1913
Haliplectus spp. can be separated into two groups characterized by rge shape of the basal bulb of the esophagus:
Free-living marine nematodes; also reported from mangove and coastal dune areas.
Shahina, F., Siddiqi, M.R., Nasira, K. 2014. Six new species of Haliplectus Cobb 1913 (Nematoda: Haliplectidae) from mangroves of Karachi, Pakistan. International Journal of Nematology 24:68-80.
Swart A., Heyns, J., Furstenberg, J.P. 1992. Studies on Haliplectus Cobb, 1913. Description of Haliplectus algoensis n. sp. (Nematoda: Haliplectidae, Suborder Leptolaimina). African. J. Zoology 27: 41-44.