WoRMS taxon details
Anguillicoloides crassus (Kuwahara, Niimi & Itagaki, 1974)
AphiaID: 458994
AphiaID: 458994
| Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Nematoda (Phylum) > Secernentea (Class) > Spirurida (Order) > Camallanina (Suborder) > Dracunculoidea (Superfamily) > Anguillicolidae (Family) > Anguillicolinae (Subfamily) > Anguillicoloides (Genus) |
| Status | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Record status | Added by Database Management Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rank | Species | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Parent | Anguillicoloides Moravec & Taraschewski, 1988 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Synonymised taxa |
Anguillicola crassus Kuwahara, Niimi & Itagaki, 1974 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sources |
original description: Kuwahara, A., Niimi, A. & Itakaki, H. 1974. Studies on a nematode parasitic in the air bladder of the eel. 1. Description of Anguillicola crassa n. sp. (Philometridea, Anguillicolidae). Japanese J. Parasit. 23 (5): 275-279, fig., tab. [Japanese summary]. [details] from synonym: 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 (look up in IMIS) [details] [view taxon] from synonym: Streftaris, N.; Zenetos, A.; Papathanassiou, E. (2005). Globalisation in marine ecosystems: the story of non-indigenous marine species across European seas. Oceanogr. Mar. Biol. Ann. Rev. 43: 419-453 (look up in IMIS) [details] [view taxon] from synonym: Eno, N.C.; Clark, R.A.; Sanderson, W.G. (Ed.) (1997). Non-native marine species in British waters: a review and directory. Joint Nature Conservation Committee: Peterborough, UK. ISBN 1-86107-442-5. 152 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] [view taxon] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Environment | marine | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distribution | Atlantic Europe (from synonym) [details] [view taxon] Baltic sea (from synonym) [details] [view taxon] Belgian Exclusive Economic Zone (from synonym) [details] [view taxon] England (from synonym) [details] [view taxon] European waters (ERMS scope) (from synonym) [details] [view taxon] Iceland (from synonym) [details] [view taxon] North Sea (from synonym) [details] [view taxon] Portuguese Exclusive Economic Zone (from synonym) [details] [view taxon] Spanish Exclusive Economic Zone (from synonym) [details] [view taxon] United Kingdom Exclusive Economic Zone (from synonym) [details] [view taxon] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Links | To Encyclopedia of Life To PESI | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Note |
Alien species: The swim-bladder nematode Anguillicoloides crassus lives as a parasite in the swim-bladder of the European eel (Anguilla anguilla). This small round worm (nematode) originates from Southeast Asia. In the 1980's the nematode reached Europe via infected eels imported for consumption. Uncontrolled restocking of eels allowed for a further spread of the swim-bladder nematode. The first Belgian observations date from 1985. Since then, the parasite is very common in both wild eels and eel farms. Infected eels don't grow well and are overall less fit. The swim-bladder nematode nematode is considered to be a possible reason for the decline in eel stocks. [details] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LSID | urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:458994 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Citation: WoRMS (2013). Anguillicoloides crassus (Kuwahara, Niimi & Itagaki, 1974). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=458994 on 2013-05-25 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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