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Ascaris Linnaeus, 1758

22864 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:22864)

  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. Ascarididae (Family)
  11. Ascaridinae (Subfamily)
  12. Ascaris (Genus)
accepted
Genus
Ascaris lumbricoides Linnaeus, 1758 (type by subsequent designation)
Ascaridinae Baird, 1853
Fusaria Zeder, 1800 · unaccepted

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  1. Species Ascaris castoris Rudolphi, 1819
  2. Species Ascaris lumbricoides Linnaeus, 1758
  3. Species Ascaris mosgovoyi Evranova, 1959
  4. Species Ascaris ovis Rudolphi, 1819
  5. Species Ascaris spalacis Schulz & Alojan, 1950
  6. Species Ascaris suum Goeze, 1782
  7. Species Ascaris acanthocaudata Cobbold, 1858 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
  8. Species Ascaris acerinae Linstow, 1878 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
  9. Species Ascaris aculeati Linstow, 1884 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
  10. Species Ascaris acuta Müller, 1789 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
  11. Species Ascaris affinis Oerley, 1885 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
  12. Species Ascaris albulae Rudolphi, 1809 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
  13. Species Ascaris alepocephali Linstow, 1899 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
  14. Species Ascaris anguillae Linstow, 1899 (uncertain > nomen dubium, Pre-occupied)
  15. Species Ascaris appendiculata Stossich, 1897 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
  16. Species Ascaris argentinae Rudolphi, 1819 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
  17. Species Ascaris aspidophori Beneden, 1871 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
  18. Species Ascaris atherinae Rudolphi, 1819 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
  19. Species Ascaris balisticola Linstow, 1905 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
  20. Species Ascaris barbatulae Rudolphi, 1819 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
  21. Species Ascaris belonesvulgaris Diesing, 1861 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
  22. Species Ascaris blennii Gmelin, 1790 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
  23. Species Ascaris boopis Rudolphi, 1819 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
  24. Species Ascaris bramae Beneden, 1871 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
  25. Species Ascaris capsularia Rudolphi, 1802 (uncertain > nomen dubium, Larval name)
  26. Species Ascaris carpionis Linstow, 1878 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
  27. Species Ascaris centrisci Rudolphi, 1819 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
  28. Species Ascaris clupeae Beneden, 1871 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
  29. Species Ascaris clupearum Fabricius, 1794 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
  30. Species Ascaris collaris Rudolphi, 1802 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
  31. Species Ascaris constricta Rudolphi, 1809 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
  32. Species Ascaris crassicauda Rudolphi, 1819 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
  33. Species Ascaris cuneiformis Zeder, 1800 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
  34. Species Ascaris cyclopteri Diesing, 1851 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
  35. Species Ascaris cynaedi Rudolphi, 1819 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
  36. Species Ascaris cyprinierythrophthalmi Rudolphi, 1810 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
  37. Species Ascaris dehiscens von Linstow, 1905 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
  38. Species Ascaris digitata Linstow, 1905 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
  39. Species Ascaris ecaudata Dujardin, 1845 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
  40. Species Ascaris engraulidis Parona, 1894 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
  41. Species Ascaris farionis Gmelin, 1790 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
  42. Species Ascaris filariformis Stossich, 1902 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
  43. Species Ascaris filholi Chatin, 1885 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
  44. Species Ascaris flesi Linstow, 1878 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
  45. Species Ascaris gadiaeglefini Diesing, 1851 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
  46. Species Ascaris gadibrandti Linstow, 1899 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
  47. Species Ascaris gadimerlangi Diesing, 1851 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
  48. Species Ascaris gadiminuti Rudolphi, 1819 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
  49. Species Ascaris gasterostei Rudolphi, 1809 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
  50. Species Ascaris genypteri Stossich, 1903 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
  51. Species Ascaris gracilescens Rudolphi, 1819 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
  52. Species Ascaris helopis Pallas, 1813 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
  53. Species Ascaris hippocampi Rudolphi, 1819 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
  54. Species Ascaris hirsuta Beneden, 1871 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
  55. Species Ascaris incrassata Molin, 1858 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
  56. Species Ascaris labrilusci Rudolphi, 1819 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
  57. Species Ascaris leucisciidi Diesing, 1851 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
  58. Species Ascaris linguatulae Rudolphi, 1819 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
  59. Species Ascaris longestriata Stossich, 1902 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
  60. Species Ascaris lophiipiscatorii Diesing, 1851 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
  61. Species Ascaris lyrae Rudolphi, 1819 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
  62. Species Ascaris macrolabium Stossich, 1897 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
  63. Species Ascaris macruri Linstow, 1888 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
  64. Species Ascaris macruroidei Linstow, 1888 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
  65. Species Ascaris maenae Rudolphi, 1819 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
  66. Species Ascaris microcerca Stossich, 1902 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
  67. Species Ascaris minuta Molin, 1858 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
  68. Species Ascaris molvae Linstow, 1905 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
  69. Species Ascaris morae Fourment, 1886 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
  70. Species Ascaris mulli Rudolphi, 1819 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
  71. Species Ascaris neglecta Leidy, 1856 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
  72. Species Ascaris novaculae Rudolphi, 1819 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
  73. Species Ascaris ophidiibarbati Rudolphi, 1819 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
  74. Species Ascaris ophidiiimberbis Rudolphi, 1819 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
  75. Species Ascaris orthragorisci Rudolphi, 1819 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
  76. Species Ascaris pachyderma Stossich, 1902 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
  77. Species Ascaris papilligera Creplin, 1846 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
  78. Species Ascaris phycis Rudolphi, 1819 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
  79. Species Ascaris prionodora Stossich, 1902 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
  80. Species Ascaris rajae Diesing, 1851 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
  81. Species Ascaris rostrata Stossich, 1897 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
  82. Species Ascaris salmonisomul Pallas, 1813 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
  83. Species Ascaris sauri Rudolphi, 1819 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
  84. Species Ascaris scaphirhynchi Pearse, 1924 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
  85. Species Ascaris sciaenae Rudolphi, 1819 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
  86. Species Ascaris scombrorum Stossich, 1892 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
  87. Species Ascaris scorpaenae Rudolphi, 1819 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
  88. Species Ascaris scorpaenaecirrhosae Diesing, 1851 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
  89. Species Ascaris siluri Gmelin, 1790 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
  90. Species Ascaris siluri Linstow, 1878 (uncertain > nomen dubium, Junior homonym of A. siluri Gmelin, 1790.)
  91. Species Ascaris smaris Rudolphi, 1819 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
  92. Species Ascaris soleae Rudolphi, 1819 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
  93. Species Ascaris sparoidum Diesing, 1851 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
  94. Species Ascaris spicrae Diesing, 1851 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
  95. Species Ascaris squali Rudolphi, 1819 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
  96. Species Ascaris stictodora Stossich, 1902 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
  97. Species Ascaris succisa Rudolphi, 1809 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
  98. Species Ascaris tenuissima Zeder, 1800 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
  99. Species Ascaris torpedinis Rudolphi, 1819 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
  100. Species Ascaris trigonura Diesing, 1851 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
  101. Species Ascaris truncatula Rudolphi, 1809 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
  102. Species Ascaris truttae Gmelin, 1790 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
  103. Species Ascaris ungulata Beneden, 1871 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
  104. Species Ascaris uranoscopi Rudolphi, 1819 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
  105. Species Ascaris velocissima (von Nordmann, 1832) Diesing, 1851 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
  106. Species Ascaris wedli Stossich, 1896 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
  107. Species Ascaris acanthura Diesing, 1851 accepted as Pharyngodon acanthurus (Diesing, 1851) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  108. Species Ascaris acuminata Schrank, 1788 accepted as Aplectana acuminata (Schrank, 1788) Railiet & Henry, 1916 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  109. Species Ascaris acus Bloch, 1779 accepted as Raphidascaris (Raphidascaris) acus (Bloch, 1779) Railliet & Henry, 1915 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  110. Species Ascaris acutissima (Zeder, 1800) Rudolphi, 1809 accepted as Oxyuris acutissima (Zeder, 1800) Hall, 1916 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  111. Species Ascaris adiposa Schrank, 1790 accepted as Raphidascaris (Raphidascaris) acus (Bloch, 1779) Railliet & Henry, 1915 (Synonym)
  112. Species Ascaris adunca Rudolphi, 1802 accepted as Hysterothylacium aduncum (Rudolphi, 1802) Deardorff & Overstreet, 1981 (Superseded combination)
  113. Species Ascaris anguillae Schrank, 1790 accepted as Raphidascaris acus (Bloch, 1779) Railliet & Henry, 1915 represented as Raphidascaris (Raphidascaris) acus (Bloch, 1779) Railliet & Henry, 1915 (Synonym)
  114. Species Ascaris aquillae Smith, Fox & White, 1908 accepted as Contracaecum haliaeti Baylis & Daubney, 1923
  115. Species Ascaris ardeae Frölich, 1802 accepted as Porrocaecum (Porrocaecum) ardeae (Frölich, 1802) Baylis, 1936 represented as Porrocaecum ardeae (Frölich, 1802) Baylis, 1936 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  116. Species Ascaris bicolor Baird, 1868 accepted as Anisakis rosmari (Baylis, 1916) Baylis, 1920 accepted as Anisakis simplex sensu Davey, 1971 (Synonym)
  117. Species Ascaris bidentata Linstow, 1899 accepted as Hysterothylacium bidentatum (Linstow, 1899) Deardorff & Overstreet, 1981 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  118. Species Ascaris biuncinata Rudolphi, 1819 accepted as Hysterothylacium fabri (Rudolphi, 1819) Deardorff & Overstreet, 1980 (listed as synonym by Bruce et al. (1994) and Li, Xu & Zhang (2008))
  119. Species Ascaris boa Schrank, 1790 accepted as Raphidascaris (Raphidascaris) acus (Bloch, 1779) Railliet & Henry, 1915 (Synonym)
  120. Species Ascaris bufonis Schrank, 1788 accepted as Rhabdias bufonis (Schrank, 1788) Stiles & Hassall, 1905 (Superseded combination)
  121. Species Ascaris bulbosa Cobb, 1888 accepted as Pseudoterranova bulbosa (Cobb, 1889) Mattiucci, Paggi, Nascetti, Ishikura, Kikuchi, Sato, Cianchi & Bullini, 1998 accepted as Phocanema bulbosa (Cobb, 1889) Bao, Giulietti, Levsen & Karlsbakk, 2023 accepted as Phocanema bulbosum (Cobb, 1889) Bao, Giulietti, Levsen & Karlsbakk, 2023 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  122. Species Ascaris canis Schrank, 1788 accepted as Dioctophyme renales (Goeze, 1782) Collet-Meygret, 1802 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  123. Species Ascaris capillaris Schrank, 1790 accepted as Raphidascaris (Raphidascaris) acus (Bloch, 1779) Railliet & Henry, 1915 (Synonym)
  124. Species Ascaris cati Schrank, 1788 accepted as Toxocara cati (Schrank, 1788) Baylis & Daubney, 1923 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  125. Species Ascaris circularis Linstow, 1907 accepted as Terranova circularis (Linstow, 1907) Gibson & Colin, 1982 (Superseded combination)
  126. Species Ascaris clavata Rudolphi, 1809 accepted as Contracaecum clavatum (Rudolphi, 1809) Baylis, 1920 accepted as Hysterothylacium clavatum (Rudolphi, 1809) accepted as Hysterothylacium aduncum (Rudolphi, 1802) Deardorff & Overstreet, 1981 (Superseded combination)
  127. Species Ascaris clerci Skrjabin, 1926 accepted as Porrocaecum (Porrocaecum) clerci (Skrjabin, 1926) Mozgovoy, 1949 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  128. Species Ascaris columnaris Leidy, 1856 accepted as Baylisascaris columnaris (Leidy, 1856) Sprent, 1968 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  129. Species Ascaris commutata Diesing, 1851 accepted as Cosmocerca commutata (Diesing, 1851) Diesing, 1861 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  130. Species Ascaris coriaciae Gmelin, 1790 accepted as Squamofilaria coriaciae (Gmelin, 1790) Dollfus, 1962 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  131. Species Ascaris crassa Deslongchamps, 1824 accepted as Porrocaecum crassum (Deslongchamps, 1824) Railliet & Henry, 1912 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  132. Species Ascaris criniformis Goeze, 1782 accepted as Uncinaria criniformis (Goeze, 1782) Frölich, 1789 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  133. Species Ascaris cristata Linstow, 1872 accepted as Raphidascaris (Raphidascaris) acus (Bloch, 1779) Railliet & Henry, 1915 (Synonym)
  134. Species Ascaris cuspidata Rudolphi, 1814 accepted as Cephalobellus cuspidatum (Rudolphi, 1814) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  135. Species Ascaris dactyluris Rudolphi, 1819 accepted as Atractis dactyluris (Rudolphi, 1819) Dujardin, 1845 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  136. Species Ascaris decipiens Krabbe, 1878 accepted as Phocanema decipiens (Krabbe, 1878) Myers, 1959 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  137. Species Ascaris devosi Sprent, 1952 accepted as Baylisascaris devosi (Sprent, 1952) Sprent, 1968 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  138. Species Ascaris dispar Schrank, 1790 accepted as Ganguleterakis dispar (Schrank, 1790) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  139. Species Ascaris dugonis Brandt, 1846 accepted as Paradujardinia halicoris (Owen, 1833) Travassos, 1933 (Synonym )
  140. Species Ascaris echinatus Rudolphi, 1819 accepted as Parapharyngodon echinatus (Rudolphi, 1819) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  141. Species Ascaris fabri Rudolphi, 1819 accepted as Contracaecum fabri (Rudolphi, 1819) Baylis, 1923 accepted as Hysterothylacium fabri (Rudolphi, 1819) Deardorff & Overstreet, 1980 (Superseded combination)
  142. Species Ascaris falcigera Railliet & Henry, 1907 accepted as Contracaecum falcigerum (Railliet & Henry, 1907) Baylis, 1920 accepted as Contracaecum radiatum (Linstow, 1907) Baylis, 1920 (Superseded combination)
  143. Species Ascaris filiformis Goeze, 1782 accepted as Oswaldocruzia filiformis (Goeze, 1782) Skrjabin & Schultz, 1952 (unaccepted > junior objective synonym)
  144. Species Ascaris fissilabium Linstow, 1873 accepted as Viguiera turdi (Molin, 1860) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  145. Species Ascaris foecunda Rudolphi, 1819 accepted as Aplectana foecunda (Rudolphi, 1819) York & Maplestone, 1926 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  146. Species Ascaris forcipata Rudolphi, 1819 accepted as Subulura forcipata (Rudolphi, 1819) Railliet & Henry, 1914 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  147. Species Ascaris gadi Müller, 1789 accepted as Hysterothylacium gadi (Müller, 1789) Deardorff & Overstreet, 1981 (Superseded combination)
  148. Species Ascaris gallinarum Schrank, 1788 accepted as Heterakis gallinarum (Schrank, 1788) Madsen, 1949 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  149. Species Ascaris gracillima Linstow, 1890 accepted as Raphidascaris (Raphidascaris) acus (Bloch, 1779) Railliet & Henry, 1915 (Synonym)
  150. Species Ascaris gulosa Rudolphi, 1918 accepted as Labiduris gulosa (Rudolphi, 1819) Schneider, 1866 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  151. Species Ascaris halicoris Owen, 1833 accepted as Paradujardinia halicoris (Owen, 1833) Travassos, 1933 (Superseded combination)
  152. Species Ascaris helicina Molin, 1860 accepted as Dujardinascaris helicina (Molin, 1860) Baylis, 1947 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  153. Species Ascaris heteroura Creplin, 1829 accepted as Porrocaecum (Porrocaecum) heteroura (Creplin, 1829) Baylis, 1920 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  154. Species Ascaris holoptera Rudolphi, 1920 accepted as Angusticaecum holopterum (Rudolphi, 1819) Baylis, 1920 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  155. Species Ascaris hystrix Diesing, 1851 accepted as Paratractis hystrix (Diesing, 1851) Sarmiento, 1959 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  156. Species Ascaris labiata Rudolphi, 1809 accepted as Raphidascaris (Raphidascaris) acus (Bloch, 1779) Railliet & Henry, 1915 (Synonym)
  157. Species Ascaris laevis Leidy, 1856 accepted as Baylisascaris laevis (Leidy, 1856) Sprent, 1968 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  158. Species Ascaris lanceolata Molin, 1860 accepted as Terranova lanceolata (Molin, 1860) Moravec & Justine, 2020 accepted as Neoterranova lanceolata (Molin, 1860) Moravec & Justine, 2020 (Superseded combination)
  159. Species Ascaris leptodactyla Parodi in Savazzini, 1930 accepted as Falcaustra mascula (Rudolphi, 1819) Freitas & Lent, 1941 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  160. Species Ascaris leptura Rudolphi, 1819 accepted as Kathlania leptura (Rudolphi, 1819) (Superseded combination)
  161. Species Ascaris lotae Linstow, 1885 accepted as Raphidascaris (Raphidascaris) acus (Bloch, 1779) Railliet & Henry, 1915 (Synonym)
  162. Species Ascaris lucii Pearse, 1924 accepted as Raphidascaris (Raphidascaris) acus (Bloch, 1779) Railliet & Henry, 1915 (Synonym)
  163. Species Ascaris marina Muller, 1780 accepted as Hysterothylacium rigidum (Rudolphi, 1809) Deardorff & Overstreet, 1980 (Synonym)
  164. Species Ascaris marina (Linnaeus, 1767) Müller, 1780 accepted as Hysterothylacium marinum  (Linnaeus, 1767) Deardorff & Overstreet, 1981 accepted as Anisakis marina (Linnaeus, 1767) accepted as Anisakis simplex sensu Davey, 1971 (generic reassignment)
  165. Species Ascaris martis Schrank, 1788 accepted as Dioctophyme renales (Goeze, 1782) Collet-Meygret, 1802 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  166. Species Ascaris mascula Rudolphi, 1819 accepted as Falcaustra mascula (Rudolphi, 1819) Freitas & Lent, 1941 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  167. Species Ascaris microcephala Rudolphi, 1809 accepted as Contracaecum microcephalum (Rudolphi, 1809) Baylis, 1920
  168. Species Ascaris micropapillata Stossich, 1890 accepted as Contracaecum micropapillatum (Stossich, 1890) Baylis, 1920 (Superseded combination)
  169. Species Ascaris mucronata Schrank, 1790 accepted as Raphidascaris (Raphidascaris) acus (Bloch, 1779) Railliet & Henry, 1915 (Synonym)
  170. Species Ascaris mucronata Froelich, 1791 nec Schrank, 1780 accepted as Amidostomum anseris (Zeder, 1800) Railliet & Henry, 1909 (unaccepted > junior homonym)
  171. Species Ascaris multipapillata (Drasche, 1882) accepted as Contracaecum multipapillatum (Drasche, 1882) Lucker, 1941
  172. Species Ascaris muris Gmelin, 1790 accepted as Mastophorus muris (Gmelin, 1790) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  173. Species Ascaris obvelata Rudolphi, 1802 accepted as Syphacia (Syphacia) obvelata (Rudolphi, 1802) Seurat, 1916 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  174. Species Ascaris osculata Rudolphi, 1802 accepted as Contracaecum osculatum (Rudolphi, 1802) Baylis, 1920
  175. Species Ascaris ostroumovi Golovin, 1900 accepted as Hysterothylacium bidentatum (Linstow, 1899) Deardorff & Overstreet, 1981 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  176. Species Ascaris ovalis Linstow, 1907 accepted as Contracaecum ovale (Linstow, 1907) Baylis, 1920
  177. Species Ascaris patagonica von Linstow, 1880 accepted as Anisakis patagonica (von Linstow, 1880) accepted as Anisakis simplex sensu Davey, 1971
  178. Species Ascaris pedum Deslongchamps, 1824 accepted as Contracaecum pedum (Deslongchamps, 1824) (Superseded combination)
  179. Species Ascaris perspicillum Rudolphi, 1803 accepted as Ascaridia perspicillum (Rudolphi, 1803) Dujardin, 1845 accepted as Ascaridia galli (Schrank, 1788) Freeborn, 1923 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  180. Species Ascaris piscicola Linstow, 1878 accepted as Raphidascaris (Raphidascaris) acus (Bloch, 1779) Railliet & Henry, 1915 (Synonym)
  181. Species Ascaris piscium Rudolphi, 1809 accepted as Terranova piscium (Rudolphi, 1809) Mawson, 1953 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  182. Species Ascaris plagiostomorum Linstow, 1905 accepted as Contracaecum plagiostomorum (Linstow, 1905) Baylis, 1936 accepted as Hysterothylacium plagiostomorum (Linstow, 1905) Soota, 1983 (Superseded combination)
  183. Species Ascaris procyonis Stefanski & Zarnowski, 1951 accepted as Baylisascaris procyonis (Stefanski & Zarnowski, 1951) Sprent, 1968 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  184. Species Ascaris quadrata von Linstow, 1905 accepted as Mawsonascaris pastinacae (Rudolphi, 1819) Sprent, 1990 (Synonym)
  185. Species Ascaris quadricornis Wedl, 1862 accepted as Hexametra quadricornis (Wedl, 1862) Mosgovoy, 1951 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  186. Species Ascaris radiata Linstow, 1907 accepted as Contracaecum radiatum (Linstow, 1907) Baylis, 1920 (Superseded combination)
  187. Species Ascaris renales Goeze, 1782 accepted as Dioctophyme renales (Goeze, 1782) Collet-Meygret, 1802 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  188. Species Ascaris renalis Goeze, 1782 accepted as Dioctophyme renales (Goeze, 1782) Collet-Meygret, 1802 (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
  189. Species Ascaris reticulata Linstow, 1899 accepted as Porrocaecum reticulatum (Linstow, 1899) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  190. Species Ascaris rotundata Rudolphi, 1819 accepted as Acanthocheilus rotundatus (Rudolphi, 1819) Chitwood, 1940 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  191. Species Ascaris scombrica Dujardin, 1845 (unaccepted > nomen nudum, See Contracaecum scombricum)
  192. Species Ascaris seta Goeze in Müller, 1780 accepted as Raphidascaris (Raphidascaris) acus (Bloch, 1779) Railliet & Henry, 1915 (Synonym)
  193. Species Ascaris siluriglanidis Linstow, 1883 accepted as Contracaecum rudolphii Hartwich, 1964 (Synonym)
  194. Species Ascaris similis Baird, 1853 accepted as Anisakis similis (Baird, 1853) Baylis, 1920 (Superseded combination)
  195. Species Ascaris simplex Rudolphi, 1809 accepted as Anisakis simplex (Rudolphi, 1809) Dujardin, 1845 (Superseded combination)
  196. Species Ascaris sphaerocephala Rudolphi, 1809 accepted as Cucullanus sphaerocephalus (Rudolphi, 1809) Baylis, 1939 (Superseded combination)
  197. Species Ascaris spiculigera Rudolphi, 1809 accepted as Contracaecum microcephalum (Rudolphi, 1809) Baylis, 1920 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  198. Species Ascaris spiralis Rudolphi, 1795 accepted as Porrocaecum (Porrocaecum) spirale (Rudolphi, 1795) Baylis, 1920 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  199. Species Ascaris squalii Linstow, 1907 accepted as Contracaecum microcephalum (Rudolphi, 1809) Baylis, 1920 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  200. Species Ascaris strongylina Rudolphi, 1819 accepted as Subulura strongylina (Rudolphi, 1819) Railliet & Henry, 1912 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  201. Species Ascaris subulata Rudolphi, 1819 accepted as Subulura subulata (Rudolphi, 1819) Railliet & Henry, 1912 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  202. Species Ascaris sulcata Rudolphi, 1819 accepted as Porrocaecum sulcatum (Rudolphi, 1819) accepted as Sulcascaris sulcata (Rudolphi, 1819) Hartwich, 1957 (Superseded combination)
  203. Species Ascaris talpae Gmelin, 1790 accepted as Spirura talpae (Gmelin, 1790) Blanchard, 1849 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  204. Species Ascaris tentaculata Rudolphi, 1819 accepted as Cruzia tentaculata (Rudolphi, 1819) Travassos, 1917 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  205. Species Ascaris thymalli Linstow, 1885 accepted as Raphidascaris (Raphidascaris) acus (Bloch, 1779) Railliet & Henry, 1915 (Synonym)
  206. Species Ascaris tiara von Linstow, 1879 accepted as Tanqua tiara (von Linstow, 1879) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  207. Species Ascaris trichiura Linnaeus, 1771 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  208. Species Ascaris unguiculata Rudolphi, 1819 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  209. Species Ascaris vesicularis Frölich, 1791 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  210. Species Ascaris visceralis Gmelin, 1790 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  211. Species Ascaris vitulorum Goeze, 1782 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
feminine
Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. [iii] + 824 pp. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]
Nemys eds. (2025). Nemys: World Database of Nematodes. Ascaris Linnaeus, 1758. Accessed at: https://www.nemys.ugent.be/aphia.php/images/images/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=22864 on 2026-08-30
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original description Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. [iii] + 824 pp. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

taxonomy source Mosgovoy, A.A. (1953). Ascaridata of animals and man and the diseases caused by them. First volume. <em>Osnovy nematodologii.</em> Volume 2, 351 pp. [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

taxonomy source Mosgovoy, A.A., Shakhmatova, V.I. (1973). Ascaridata of animals and man and the diseases caused by them. Third volume. <em>Osnovy nematodologii.</em> Volume 23, 247 pp. [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

basis of record Anderson, R. C.; Chabaud, A. G.; Willmott, S. (1974). CIH Keys to the nematode parasites of vertebrates. i-x. [details] 
 
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