WoRMS taxon details
Anisakis simplex (Rudolphi, 1809) Dujardin, 1845
122889 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:122889)
accepted
Species
Ascaris simplex Rudolphi, 1809 · unaccepted (Superseded combination)
marine, brackish, terrestrial
(of Ascaris simplex Rudolphi, 1809) Rudolphi, K. A. (1809). Entozoorum sive vermium intestinalium historia naturalis. <em>volume 2, part 1. Tabernae Librariae et Artium, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.</em> 457 pp., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14390677
page(s): 170 (species number 35 [details]
page(s): 170 (species number 35 [details]
Distribution Gulf of St. Lawrence (unspecified region), southern Gaspe waters (Baie des Chaleurs, Gaspe Bay to American, Orphan and...
Taxonomy probably Anisakis simplex B
Distribution Gulf of St. Lawrence (unspecified region), southern Gaspe waters (Baie des Chaleurs, Gaspe Bay to American, Orphan and Bradelle banks; eastern boundary: Eastern Bradelle Valley), Prince Edward Island (from the northern tip of Miscou Island, N.B. to Cape Breton Island south of Cheticamp, including the Northumberland Strait and Georges Bay to the Canso Strait causeway), lower St. Lawrence estuary, Laurentian Channel (bathyal zone)(=Esquiman Channel), Laurentian Channel (bathyal zone)(=Honguedo Strait), upper Laurentian Channel (bathyal zone off Sept- Iles), upper North Shore (between Sept- Iles and Pointe des Monts), Magdalen Islands (from the eastern Bradelle valley of the west, as far as Cape North, including the Cape Breton channel), Saguenay Fjord, middle North Shore (from Sept- Iles to Cape Whittle, including the Mingan Islands), lower North Shore, Laurentian Channel (bathyal zone) to the northeast of Anticosti Island (=Jaques Cartier Strait), lower Laurentian Channel (bathyal zone as far as Cabot Strait: Cape North , N.S., St. Paul Island to Cape Ray, NL.), South Slope of Anticosti Island, western slope of Newfoundland, including the southern part of the Strait of Belle Isle but excluding the upper 50m in the area southwest of Newfoundland, and the Southwestern slope of Newfoundland. Arctic to Passamaquoddy Bay. [details]
Taxonomy probably Anisakis simplex B
Taxonomy probably Anisakis simplex B [details]
Nemys eds. (2024). Nemys: World Database of Nematodes. Anisakis simplex (Rudolphi, 1809) Dujardin, 1845. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=122889 on 2024-08-16
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(of Ascaris simplex Rudolphi, 1809) Rudolphi, K. A. (1809). Entozoorum sive vermium intestinalium historia naturalis. <em>volume 2, part 1. Tabernae Librariae et Artium, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.</em> 457 pp., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14390677
page(s): 170 (species number 35 [details]
basis of record Gibson, D. I. (2001). Nematoda - parasitic. <em>In: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels.</em> 50: pp. 174-176. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Brattey, J. & K.J. Clark. (1992). Effect of temperature on egg hatching and survival of larvae of Anisakis simplex B (Nematoda: Ascaridoidea). <em>Canadian Journal of Zoology.</em> 70(2): 274-279. [details]
additional source Brunel, P., L. Bosse & G. Lamarche. (1998). Catalogue of the marine invertebrates of the estuary and Gulf of St. Lawrence. <em>Canadian Special Publication of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, 126.</em> 405 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
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additional source Yeates, G. W. (2010). Phylum Nematoda: roundworms, eelworms. <em>in: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2010). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 2. Kingdom Animalia: Chaetognatha, Ecdysozoa, Ichnofossils.</em> pp. 480-493. [details]
additional source Santoro, M., M. Palomba, S. Mattiucci, D. Osca & F. Crocetta. (2020). New Parasite Records for the Sunfish Mola mola in the Mediterranean Sea and Their Potential Use as Biological Tags for Long-Distance Host Migration. <em>Frontiers in Veterinary Science.</em> 7:1-8., available online at https://doi.org/10.3389/fvets.2020.579728 [details] Available for editors
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additional source Bennett, J.; Poulin, R.; Presswell, B. (2022). Annotated checklist and genetic data for parasitic helminths infecting New Zealand marine invertebrates. <em>Invertebrate Biology.</em> 141(3): e12380., available online at https://doi.org/10.1111/ivb.12380 [details] Available for editors
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additional source Bennett, J.; Poulin, R.; Presswell, B. (2022). Large-scale genetic investigation of nematode diversity and their phylogenetic patterns in New Zealand's marine animals. <em>Parasitology.</em> 149(13): 1794-1809., available online at https://doi.org/10.1017/s003118202200138x
note: Sensu lato [details]
additional source Delgado-Estrella, A.; Vázquez-Maldonado, V. E.; Aguilar-Aguilar, R. (2022). New records of nematodes from three aquatic mammals in Mexico with notes about the nematode fauna recorded in Mexican waters. <em>Latin American Journal of Aquatic Research.</em> 50(5): 692-702. [details]
additional source Sokolov, S.; Ieshko, E.; Gordeeva, N.; Gorbach, V.; Parshukov, A. (2023). Parasites of invasive pink salmon, Oncorhynchus gorbuscha (Walbaum, 1792) (Actinopterygii: Salmonidae), in the Kandalaksha Bay of the White Sea. <em>Polar Biology.</em> 47(1): 101-113., available online at https://doi.org/10.1007/s00300-023-03214-9
note: Sensu stricto [details]
redescription Moravec, F. (2013). Parasitic nematodes of freshwater fishes of Europe. <em>Academia, Prague.</em> 601 pp.
note: Larva [details]
page(s): 170 (species number 35 [details]
basis of record Gibson, D. I. (2001). Nematoda - parasitic. <em>In: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels.</em> 50: pp. 174-176. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Brattey, J. & K.J. Clark. (1992). Effect of temperature on egg hatching and survival of larvae of Anisakis simplex B (Nematoda: Ascaridoidea). <em>Canadian Journal of Zoology.</em> 70(2): 274-279. [details]
additional source Brunel, P., L. Bosse & G. Lamarche. (1998). Catalogue of the marine invertebrates of the estuary and Gulf of St. Lawrence. <em>Canadian Special Publication of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, 126.</em> 405 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
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additional source Yeates, G. W. (2010). Phylum Nematoda: roundworms, eelworms. <em>in: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2010). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 2. Kingdom Animalia: Chaetognatha, Ecdysozoa, Ichnofossils.</em> pp. 480-493. [details]
additional source Santoro, M., M. Palomba, S. Mattiucci, D. Osca & F. Crocetta. (2020). New Parasite Records for the Sunfish Mola mola in the Mediterranean Sea and Their Potential Use as Biological Tags for Long-Distance Host Migration. <em>Frontiers in Veterinary Science.</em> 7:1-8., available online at https://doi.org/10.3389/fvets.2020.579728 [details] Available for editors
![PDF available PDF available](https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia/images/pdf_lock.png)
additional source Bennett, J.; Poulin, R.; Presswell, B. (2022). Annotated checklist and genetic data for parasitic helminths infecting New Zealand marine invertebrates. <em>Invertebrate Biology.</em> 141(3): e12380., available online at https://doi.org/10.1111/ivb.12380 [details] Available for editors
![PDF available PDF available](https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia/images/pdf_lock.png)
additional source Bennett, J.; Poulin, R.; Presswell, B. (2022). Large-scale genetic investigation of nematode diversity and their phylogenetic patterns in New Zealand's marine animals. <em>Parasitology.</em> 149(13): 1794-1809., available online at https://doi.org/10.1017/s003118202200138x
note: Sensu lato [details]
additional source Delgado-Estrella, A.; Vázquez-Maldonado, V. E.; Aguilar-Aguilar, R. (2022). New records of nematodes from three aquatic mammals in Mexico with notes about the nematode fauna recorded in Mexican waters. <em>Latin American Journal of Aquatic Research.</em> 50(5): 692-702. [details]
additional source Sokolov, S.; Ieshko, E.; Gordeeva, N.; Gorbach, V.; Parshukov, A. (2023). Parasites of invasive pink salmon, Oncorhynchus gorbuscha (Walbaum, 1792) (Actinopterygii: Salmonidae), in the Kandalaksha Bay of the White Sea. <em>Polar Biology.</em> 47(1): 101-113., available online at https://doi.org/10.1007/s00300-023-03214-9
note: Sensu stricto [details]
redescription Moravec, F. (2013). Parasitic nematodes of freshwater fishes of Europe. <em>Academia, Prague.</em> 601 pp.
note: Larva [details]
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Additional information On the basis of allozyme studies Nascetti et al. 1986 and Mattiucci et al. 1997, considered 3 species within A. simplex sensu lato (Davey 1971), including A. pegreffii, A. simplex sensu stricto or Anisakis simplex B and Anisakis simplex C.[details]
From other sources
Diet parasitic [details]Dimensions generally, less than 1 mm [details]
Distribution Gulf of St. Lawrence (unspecified region), southern Gaspe waters (Baie des Chaleurs, Gaspe Bay to American, Orphan and Bradelle banks; eastern boundary: Eastern Bradelle Valley), Prince Edward Island (from the northern tip of Miscou Island, N.B. to Cape Breton Island south of Cheticamp, including the Northumberland Strait and Georges Bay to the Canso Strait causeway), lower St. Lawrence estuary, Laurentian Channel (bathyal zone)(=Esquiman Channel), Laurentian Channel (bathyal zone)(=Honguedo Strait), upper Laurentian Channel (bathyal zone off Sept- Iles), upper North Shore (between Sept- Iles and Pointe des Monts), Magdalen Islands (from the eastern Bradelle valley of the west, as far as Cape North, including the Cape Breton channel), Saguenay Fjord, middle North Shore (from Sept- Iles to Cape Whittle, including the Mingan Islands), lower North Shore, Laurentian Channel (bathyal zone) to the northeast of Anticosti Island (=Jaques Cartier Strait), lower Laurentian Channel (bathyal zone as far as Cabot Strait: Cape North , N.S., St. Paul Island to Cape Ray, NL.), South Slope of Anticosti Island, western slope of Newfoundland, including the southern part of the Strait of Belle Isle but excluding the upper 50m in the area southwest of Newfoundland, and the Southwestern slope of Newfoundland. Arctic to Passamaquoddy Bay. [details]
Habitat endoparasite [details]
Reproduction sexes are separate and dimorphic (males smaller than females); fertilization internal, eggs retained through hatching [details]
Taxonomy probably Anisakis simplex B [details]