Nemys - Contracaecum microcephalum (Rudolphi, 1809) Baylis, 1920

WoRMS taxon details

Contracaecum microcephalum (Rudolphi, 1809) Baylis, 1920

AphiaID

828411 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:828411)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Species

Parent

Contracaecum Railliet & Henry, 1912

Original name

Ascaris microcephala Rudolphi, 1809

Synonymised names

Ascaris microcephala Rudolphi, 1809 · unaccepted

Ascaris squalii Linstow, 1907 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym

Environment

marine, fresh, terrestrial

Original description

Not documented

Taxonomic citation

Nemys eds. (2025). Nemys: World Database of Nematodes. Contracaecum microcephalum (Rudolphi, 1809) Baylis, 1920. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=828411 on 2025-04-05

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2015-01-04 06:26:10Z

created

Shamsi, Shokoofeh

2017-05-30 12:22:52Z

changed

Gibson, David

2022-06-13 19:50:51Z

changed

Gibson, David

Licensing

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Nomenclature

basis of record Shamsi, S.; Norman, R.; Gasser, R.; Beveridge, I. (2009). Redescription and genetic characterization of selected Contracaecum spp. (Nematoda: Anisakidae) from various hosts in Australia. Parasitology Research. 104(6): 1507-1525., available online at https://doi.org/10.1007/s00436-009-1357-5 [details]

Taxonomy

redescription Moravec, F. (2013). Parasitic nematodes of freshwater fishes of Europe. Academia, Prague. 601 pp.
note: Larva [details]

Other

additional source El-Dakhly, K. M.; Hussein, N. M.; El-Nahas, E.-S. (2018). Occurrence of Helminths in the Great Cormorants, Phalacrocorax carbo, in Qena, Egypt. Journal of Advanced Veterinary Research. 8 (1),6-11. [details]

additional source Carvalho, E. L. D.; Santana, R. L. S.; Mangas, T. P.; Giese, E. G. (2024). Diversity of helminths parasitizing Phalacrocorax brasilianus (Gmelin, 1789) in the Brazilian Amazon. Revista Brasileira de Parasitologia Veterinária. 33 (4): 7 pp., available online at https://doi.org/10.1590/s1984-29612024057 [details]

additional source Garbin, L. E.; Diaz, J. I.; Servián, A.; Fusaro, B.; Navone, G. T. (2023). The genus Contracaecum Raillet & Henry (Nematoda: Anisakidae): host and geographical distribution on Neotropical and Antarctic species. Zootaxa. 5256(1): 43-62., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5256.1.3 [details]