Pseudanisakis Layman & Borovkova, 1926

Arai, Hisao P. & Smith, John W., 2016, Guide to the Parasites of Fishes of Canada Part V: Nematoda, Zootaxa 4185 (1), pp. 1-274 : 119

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https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.4185.1.1

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DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5626869

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scientific name

Pseudanisakis Layman & Borovkova, 1926
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Pseudanisakis Layman & Borovkova, 1926

Synonyms: Eustoma van Beneden, 1871 ; Anacanthocheilus Wülker, 1930 ; Pseudanisakis Yamaguti, 1941 ; Metanisakis Mozgovoi, 1950

Generic diagnosis (after Gibson 1973). Acanthocheilidae . One dorsal lip and two subventral lips ( Fig. 72 View FIGURE 72 A), each with two papillae. Interlabia absent. Amphid present on subventral lips. Oesophagus long and narrow. Ventriculus oval or oblong, not round ( Fig. 72 View FIGURE 72 B). Ventricular appendix and intestinal caecum absent. Excretory pore just posterior to nerve ring. Anal glands absent. Male tail conical; normally six to nine pre-cloacal papillae on each side with five ad-cloacal or post-cloacal pairs of papillae. Spicules equal. Ejaculatory duct distinct and glandular; gubernaculum absent ( Fig. 72 View FIGURE 72 C). Male P. tricupola from Amblyraja radiata 5.9–57.0 long. Female tail tapers to sharp point ( Fig. 72 View FIGURE 72 D). Vulva situated in anterior half of body posterior to the ventriculus. Female P. tricupola from A. radiata are 5.9–34.5 long. Parasites of rays.

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Nematoda

Class

Chromadorea

Order

Spirurida

Family

Anisakidae

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