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Nemys taxon details

Contracaecum microcephalum (Rudolphi, 1809) Baylis, 1920

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

  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. Contracaecinae (Subfamily)
  12. Contracaecum (Genus)
  13. Contracaecum microcephalum (Species)
accepted
Species
Ascaris spiculigera Rudolphi, 1809 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Ascaris squalii Linstow, 1907 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
marine, fresh, terrestrial
Not documented
Nemys eds. (2025). Nemys: World Database of Nematodes. Contracaecum microcephalum (Rudolphi, 1809) Baylis, 1920. Accessed at: https://nemys.ugent.be/aphia.php/images/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=828411 on 2026-01-20
Date
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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

taxonomy source Hartwich, G. (1964). Revision der vogelparasitischen Nematoden Mitteleuropas. II. Die Gattung Contracaecum Railliet & Henry, 1912 (Ascaridoidea). <em>Mitteilungen aus dem Zoologischen Museum in Berlin.</em> 40: 15–53. [details] 

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. <em>Parasitology Research.</em> 104(6): 1507-1525., available online at https://doi.org/10.1007/s00436-009-1357-5 [details] 

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. <em>Journal of Advanced Veterinary Research.</em> 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. <em>Revista Brasileira de Parasitologia Veterinária.</em> 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 &amp; Henry (Nematoda: Anisakidae): host and geographical distribution on Neotropical and Antarctic species. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 5256(1): 43-62., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5256.1.3 [details] 

redescription Moravec, F. (2013). Parasitic nematodes of freshwater fishes of Europe. <em>Academia, Prague.</em> 601 pp.
note: Larva [details] 
 
 Present  Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
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To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Contracaecum microcephalum) 
To GenBank (27 nucleotides; 4 proteins) 
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Nematoda Collection (1 record) (from synonym Ascaris spiculigera Rudolphi, 1809)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Nematoda Collection (15 records) 
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Nematoda Collection (8 records) (from synonym Ascaris spiculigera Rudolphi, 1809)
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