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 <small>Polyansky, 1952</small>
- Ascarophis ayalai <small>Caballero, 1975</small>
- Ascarophis beryx <small>Kataitseva, 1979</small>
- Ascarophis brasiliensis <small>Pinto, Vicente & Noronha, 1984</small>
- Ascarophis capelanus <small>Nikolaeva & Naidenova, 1964</small>
- Ascarophis carvajali <small>Muñoz & George-Nascimento, 2007</small>
- Ascarophis cestus <small>Chitwood, 1934</small>
- Ascarophis cooperi <small>Johnston & Mawson, 1945</small>
- Ascarophis crassicollis <small>Dollfus & Campana-Rouget, 1956</small>
- Ascarophis distorta <small>Fusco et Overstreet, 1978</small>
- Ascarophis morrhuae <small>Van Beneden, 1871</small> (Type-species) a parasite of the Atlantic cod Gadus morhua.
Several subgenera have been proposed, with the following species:
- Subgenus Ascarophis (Dentiascarophis) <small>Moravec & Justine, 2009</small>
- Ascarophis (Dentiascarophis) adioryx <small>Machida, 1981</small>
- Subgenus Ascarophis (Paraspinitectus) <small>Moravec & Justine, 2009</small>
- Ascarophis (Paraspinitectus) beaveri <small>Overstreet, 1970</small>
- Subgenus Ascarophis (Similascarophis) <small>Muñoz, González & George-Nascimento, 2004</small>
- Ascarophis (Similascarophis) chilensis <small>(Muñoz, González & George-Nascimento, 2004) Moravec & González-SolÃÂs, 2007</small>
- Ascarophis (Similascarophis) marina <small>(Szidat, 1961) Ivanov, Navone & Martorelli, 1997</small>
- Ascarophis (Similascarophis) maulensis <small>(Muñoz, González & George-Nascimento, 2004) Moravec & González-SolÃÂs, 2007</small>
- Ascarophis (Similascarophis) nasonis <small>Machida, 1981</small>
- Ascarophis (Similascarophis) richeri <small>Moravec & Justine, 2007</small>
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