Anisakis simplex

Anisakis simplex
Anisakis simplex
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Nematoda
Class: Secernentea
Order: Ascaridida
Family: Anisakidae
Genus: Anisakis
Species: A. simplex
Binomial name
Anisakis simplex
(Rudolphi, 1809)
Synonyms
  • Ascaris simplex Rudolphi, 1809[1]

Anisakis simplex, known as the herring worm, is a species of nematodes in the genus Anisakis, which occurs in ocean fish such as herrings. Human infections can cause severe abdominal cramps. The worm drills through the intestinal wall and lodges in muscle tissue.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Rudolphi, Carolo Asmundo (1809). "Ascaris simplex R.". Animadversiones in generaet species entozoorum. Entozoorum, sive vermium intestinalium: Historia naturalis. 2. Amstelaedami: Taberna Libraria et Artium. p. 170.

Further reading

  • Baylis, H. A. (6 April 2009). "On the Classification of the Ascabidae. I.— The Systematic value of certain characters of the alimentary canal". Parasitology. 12 (3): 253–264. doi:10.1017/S0031182000014220.
  • Johnston, T. Harvey; Mawson, Patricia M. (1942). "Remarks on some parasitic nematodes". Records of the South Australian Museum. 7 (2): 183.
  • Baylis, H. A. (1932). "A list of worms parasitic in Cetacea". Discovery Reports. 6: 402.


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