- Source: Ascarophis
Ascarophis is a genus of parasitic nematodes, belonging to the family Cystidicolidae. Species of Ascarophis are parasitic as adults in the gastrointestinal tract of marine and estuarine fishes.
Species
According to the World Register of Marine Species, the genus currently (2019) includes many species. A few are listed here:
Ascarophis arctica Polyansky, 1952
Ascarophis ayalai Caballero, 1975
Ascarophis beryx Kataitseva, 1979
Ascarophis brasiliensis Pinto, Vicente & Noronha, 1984
Ascarophis capelanus Nikolaeva & Naidenova, 1964
Ascarophis carvajali Muñoz & George-Nascimento, 2007
Ascarophis cestus Chitwood, 1934
Ascarophis cooperi Johnston & Mawson, 1945
Ascarophis crassicollis Dollfus & Campana-Rouget, 1956
Ascarophis distorta Fusco et Overstreet, 1978
Ascarophis morrhuae Van Beneden, 1871 (Type-species) a parasite of the Atlantic cod Gadus morhua.
Several subgenera have been proposed, with the following species:
Subgenus Ascarophis (Dentiascarophis) Moravec & Justine, 2009
Ascarophis (Dentiascarophis) adioryx Machida, 1981
Subgenus Ascarophis (Paraspinitectus) Moravec & Justine, 2009
Ascarophis (Paraspinitectus) beaveri Overstreet, 1970
Subgenus Ascarophis (Similascarophis) Muñoz, González & George-Nascimento, 2004
Ascarophis (Similascarophis) chilensis (Muñoz, González & George-Nascimento, 2004) Moravec & González-Solís, 2007
Ascarophis (Similascarophis) marina (Szidat, 1961) Ivanov, Navone & Martorelli, 1997
Ascarophis (Similascarophis) maulensis (Muñoz, González & George-Nascimento, 2004) Moravec & González-Solís, 2007
Ascarophis (Similascarophis) nasonis Machida, 1981
Ascarophis (Similascarophis) richeri Moravec & Justine, 2007