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Anisakis Dujardin, 1845

22832  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:22832)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Nematoda (Phylum)
  4. Chromadorea (Class)
  5. Chromadoria (Subclass)
  6. Rhabditida (Order)
  7. Spirurina (Suborder)
  8. Ascaridomorpha (Infraorder)
  9. Ascaridoidea (Superfamily)
  10. Anisakidae (Family)
  11. Anisakinae (Subfamily)
  12. Anisakis (Genus)
accepted
Genus
Conocephalus Diesing, 1860 · unaccepted (Synonym)
Filocapsularia Deslongchamps, 1824; · unaccepted (Synonym)
Peritrachelius Diesing, 1851 · unaccepted (Synonym)
Stomachus Goeze, 1800 · unaccepted (Synonym)

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  1. Species Anisakis berlandi Mattiucci, Cipriani, Webb, Paoletti, Marcer, Bellisario, Gibson & Nascetti, 2014
  2. Species Anisakis nascettii Mattiucci, Paoletti & Webb, 2009
  3. Species Anisakis oceanica (Johnston & Mawson, 1951) Davey, 1971
  4. Species Anisakis pegreffii Campana-Rouget & Biocca, 1955
  5. Species Anisakis similis (Baird, 1853) Baylis, 1920
  6. Species Anisakis simplex (Rudolphi, 1809) Dujardin, 1845
  7. Species Anisakis typica (Diesing, 1860) Baylis, 1920
  8. Species Anisakis ziphidarum Paggi, Nascetti, Webb, Mattiucci, Cianchi & Bullini, 1988
  9. Subgenus Anisakis (Skrjabinisakis) Mozgovoi, 1951 accepted as Skrjabinisakis Mozgovoi, 1951 (Status emended)
  10. Species Anisakis alata Hsü, 1933 accepted as Anisakis rosmari (Baylis, 1916) Baylis, 1920 accepted as Anisakis simplex sensu Davey, 1971 (Synonym)
  11. Species Anisakis alexandri Hsü & Hoeppli, 1933 accepted as Anisakis typica (Diesing, 1860) Baylis, 1920 (Synonym)
  12. Species Anisakis brevispiculata Dollfus, 1966 accepted as Skrjabinisakis brevispiculata (Dollfus, 1966) Safonova, Voronova & Vainutis, 2021 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  13. Species Anisakis catodontis Baylis, 1929 accepted as Anisakis simplex sensu Davey, 1971
  14. Species Anisakis ivanizkii Mozgovoi, 1949 accepted as Anisakis simplex sensu Davey, 1971
  15. Species Anisakis kogiae Johnston & Mawson, 1939 accepted as Anisakis simplex sensu Davey, 1971
  16. Species Anisakis kuekenthalii (Cobb, 1889) Baylis, 1920 accepted as Anisakis simplex sensu Davey, 1971
  17. Species Anisakis kükenthalii (Cobb, 1889) Baylis, 1920 accepted as Anisakis kuekenthalii (Cobb, 1889) Baylis, 1920 accepted as Anisakis simplex sensu Davey, 1971 (Original use of diacritic (umlaut))
  18. Species Anisakis marina (Linnaeus, 1767) accepted as Anisakis simplex sensu Davey, 1971 (Superseded combination)
  19. Species Anisakis marina van Thiel, 1966 accepted as Anisakis simplex sensu Davey, 1971
  20. Species Anisakis oceanicus (Johnston & Mawson, 1951) Davey, 1971 accepted as Anisakis oceanica (Johnston & Mawson, 1951) Davey, 1971 (Malformed suffix)
  21. Species Anisakis paggiae Mattiucci, Nascetti, Dailey, Webb, Barros, Cianchi & Bullini, 2005 accepted as Skrjabinisakis paggiae (Mattiucci, Nascetti, Dailey, Webb, Barros, Cianchi & Bullini, 2005) Safonova, Voronova & Vainutis, 2021 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  22. Species Anisakis patagonica (von Linstow, 1880) accepted as Anisakis simplex sensu Davey, 1971
  23. Species Anisakis physeteris Baylis, 1923 accepted as Skrjabinisakis physeteris (Baylis, 1923) Safonova, Voronova & Vainutis, 2021 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  24. Species Anisakis rosmari (Baylis, 1916) Baylis, 1920 accepted as Anisakis simplex sensu Davey, 1971
  25. Species Anisakis schupakovi Mosgovoi, 1951 accepted as Skrjabinisakis schupakovi Mozgovoy, 1951 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  26. Species Anisakis simplex_A of Nascetti, Paggi, Orecchia, Smith, Matticucci & Bullini, 1986 accepted as Anisakis pegreffii Campana-Rouget & Biocca, 1955 (Synonym)
  27. Species Anisakis simplex_C of Nascetti, Paggi, Orecchia, Smith, Mattiucci & Bullini, 1986 accepted as Anisakis berlandi Mattiucci, Cipriani, Webb, Paoletti, Marcer, Bellisario, Gibson & Nascetti, 2014 (Synonym)
  28. Species Anisakis skrjabini Mozgovoi, 1949 accepted as Anisakis physeteris Baylis, 1923 accepted as Skrjabinisakis physeteris (Baylis, 1923) Safonova, Voronova & Vainutis, 2021
  29. Species Anisakis tridentata Kreis, 1939 accepted as Anisakis simplex sensu Davey, 1971
  30. Species Anisakis tursiopis Crusz, 1946 accepted as Anisakis typica (Diesing, 1860) Baylis, 1920 (Synonym )
  31. Species Anisakis simplex sensu Davey, 1971 (temporary name)
  32. Species Anisakis diomedeae (Linstow) (uncertain > nomen dubium)
  33. Species Anisakis dussumierii (van Beneden, 1870) Baylis, 1920 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
  34. Species Anisakis insignis (Diesing, 1851) (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
  35. Species Anisakis salaris (Gmelin, 1790) Yamaguti, 1935 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
feminine
Dujardin, F. (1845). Histoire naturelle des helminthes ou vers intestinaux. Librairie Encyclopedique de Roret. Paris. xvi + 654 + 15 pp., pls. 1-12. [details] OpenAccess publication
Nemys eds. (2025). Nemys: World Database of Nematodes. Anisakis Dujardin, 1845. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=22832 on 2025-04-04
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2004-12-21 15:54:05Z
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Nomenclature

original description Dujardin, F. (1845). Histoire naturelle des helminthes ou vers intestinaux. Librairie Encyclopedique de Roret. Paris. xvi + 654 + 15 pp., pls. 1-12. [details] OpenAccess publication

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 Takano, T.; Sata, N. (2022). Multigene phylogenetic analysis reveals non-monophyly of Anisakis s.l. and Pseudoterranova (Nematoda: Anisakidae). Parasitology International. 91: 102631., available online at https://doi.org/10.1016/j.parint.2022.102631 [details] 

redescription Safonova, A. E.; Voronova, A. N.; Vainutis, K. S. (2021). First report on molecular identification of Anisakis simplex in Oncorhynchus nerka from the fish market, with taxonomical issues within Anisakidae. Journal of Nematology. 53(1): 1-10., available online at https://doi.org/10.21307/jofnem-2021-023 [details] 

Other

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

 
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To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Anisakis) 
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Conocephalus) (from synonym Conocephalus Diesing, 1860)
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To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Nematoda Collection (104 records) 
To Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History (YPM IZ 095329) 
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To Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History (YPM IZ 095329)
To Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History (YPM IZ 095329)
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