ANISAKINAE

Arai, Hisao P. & Smith, John W., 2016, Guide to the Parasites of Fishes of Canada Part V: Nematoda, Zootaxa 4185 (1), pp. 1-274 : 121

Key to genera and tribes of ANISAKINAE

1 Oesophagus comprising preventriculus and an oblong to globular ventriculus; ventricular appendix absent; intestinal caecum present or absent; parasitic in marine mammals, marine turtles or elasmobranch fishes; marine fishes and cephalopods harbour third-stage larvae (L3)......................................................... Anisakinea Chabaud, 1965...2

- Oesophagus comprising preventriculus and a reduced globular ventriculus giving off elongated ventricular appendix ; intestinal caecum present; parasitic in marine, semi-aquatic or terrestrial mammals, or fish-eating birds.................................................................................... Contracaecinea Mozgovoi & Shakhmatova, 1971...3

2 Intestinal caecum absent.......................................................................... Anisakis

- Intestinal caecum present.................................................................. Pseudoterranova

3 Interlabia present.......................................................................... Contracaecum

- Interlabia absent............................................................................. Phocascaris