Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Phylum Nematoda > Class Chromadorea > Order Ascaridida > Superfamily Ascaridoidea > Family Anisakidae > Subfamily Raphidascaridinae > Tribe Raphidascaridinea > Genus Raphidascaris

Raphidascaris acus (Bloch, 1779)

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Original genus

Ascaris Linnaeus, 1758

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

*Raphidascaris*	Railliet & Henry, 1915	accepted genus name

Species group names

*Ascaris acus*	Bloch, 1779	objective synonym
*Ascaris gracillima*	Linstow, 1900	subjective synonym
*Ascaris thymalli*	Linstow, 1885	subjective synonym

Literature

basis of record	Gibson, D.I. (2001). Nematoda - parasitic, 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, 50: pp. 174-176

Genbank

Taxonomy

WoRMS

External Links

GenBank (3 nucleotides; 0 proteins)
Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication)
GBIF
GBIF

Citation

WoRMS (2014). Raphidascaris acus (Bloch, 1779). In: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvantidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2014) European Register of Marine Species, accessed through PESI at http://www.eu-nomen.eu/portal/taxon.php?GUID=urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:123055

Dr David Gibson. Raphidascaris acus (Bloch, 1779). Accessed through: Fauna Europaea at http://www.faunaeur.org/full_results.php?id=391430