WoRMS taxon details
Contracaecum rudolphii Hartwich, 1964
122910 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:122910)
accepted
Species
Ascaris colymborum Rudolphi, 1819 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Ascaris siluriglanidis Linstow, 1883 · unaccepted (Synonym)
Ascaris spiculigera auct. · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Contracaecum siluriglanidis (Linstow, 1883) Shevchenko, 1956 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Contracaecum spiculigerum auct [as (Rudolphi, 1809) Railliet & Henry, 1912] · unaccepted (Synonym - renamed rudolphii)
marine, fresh, terrestrial
Hartwich, G. (1964). Revision der vogelparasitischen Nematoden Mitteleuropas. II. Die Gattung Contracaecum Railliet & Henry, 1912 (Ascaridoidea). <em>Mitteilungen aus dem Zoologischen Museum in Berlin.</em> 40: 15–53. [details]
Nemys eds. (2025). Nemys: World Database of Nematodes. Contracaecum rudolphii Hartwich, 1964. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=122910 on 2025-12-21
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Nomenclature
original description
Hartwich, G. (1964). Revision der vogelparasitischen Nematoden Mitteleuropas. II. Die Gattung Contracaecum Railliet & Henry, 1912 (Ascaridoidea). <em>Mitteilungen aus dem Zoologischen Museum in Berlin.</em> 40: 15–53. [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]
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]
Taxonomy
redescription
Moravec, F.; Scholz, T. (2016). Helminth parasites of the lesser great cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo sinensis from two nesting regions in the Czech Republic. <em>Folia Parasitologica.</em> 63., available online at https://doi.org/10.14411/fp.2016.022 [details]
redescription Arai, H. P.; Smith, J. W. (2016). Guide to the Parasites of Fishes of Canada Part V: Nematoda. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 4185(1): 1., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4185.1.1
note: L3 [details]
redescription Moravec, F. (2013). Parasitic nematodes of freshwater fishes of Europe. <em>Academia, Prague.</em> 601 pp.
note: Larva [details]
redescription Arai, H. P.; Smith, J. W. (2016). Guide to the Parasites of Fishes of Canada Part V: Nematoda. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 4185(1): 1., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4185.1.1
note: L3 [details]
redescription Moravec, F. (2013). Parasitic nematodes of freshwater fishes of Europe. <em>Academia, Prague.</em> 601 pp.
note: Larva [details]
Other
additional source
Kornyychuk, Y.; Polyakova, T.; Pronkina, N. (2022). New data on pipefishes' and seahorse's endohelminths off Crimean coasts of the Black Sea. <em>Helminthologia.</em> 59(1): 74-82., available online at https://doi.org/10.2478/helm-2022-0006 [details]
additional source El-Dakhly, K. M.; Hussein, N. M.; El-Nahas, E.-S. (2018). Occurrence of Helminths in the Great Cormorants, Phalacrocorax carbo, in Qena, Egypt. <em>Journal of Advanced Veterinary Research.</em> 8 (1),6-11. [details]
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 [details]
additional source Garbin, L. E.; Diaz, J. I.; Servián, A.; Fusaro, B.; Navone, G. T. (2023). The genus Contracaecum Raillet & Henry (Nematoda: Anisakidae): host and geographical distribution on Neotropical and Antarctic species. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 5256(1): 43-62., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5256.1.3 [details]
additional source El-Dakhly, K. M.; Hussein, N. M.; El-Nahas, E.-S. (2018). Occurrence of Helminths in the Great Cormorants, Phalacrocorax carbo, in Qena, Egypt. <em>Journal of Advanced Veterinary Research.</em> 8 (1),6-11. [details]
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 [details]
additional source Garbin, L. E.; Diaz, J. I.; Servián, A.; Fusaro, B.; Navone, G. T. (2023). The genus Contracaecum Raillet & Henry (Nematoda: Anisakidae): host and geographical distribution on Neotropical and Antarctic species. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 5256(1): 43-62., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5256.1.3 [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
To Barcode of Life (4 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (17 publications) (from synonym Contracaecum spiculigerum auct [as (Rudolphi, 1809) Railliet & Henry, 1912])
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Contracaecum rudolphii)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Contracaecum spiculigerum) (from synonym Contracaecum spiculigerum auct [as (Rudolphi, 1809) Railliet & Henry, 1912])
To GenBank (2 nucleotides; 0 proteins) (from synonym Contracaecum spiculigerum auct [as (Rudolphi, 1809) Railliet & Henry, 1912])
To GenBank (397 nucleotides; 202 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI) (from synonym Contracaecum spiculigerum auct [as (Rudolphi, 1809) Railliet & Henry, 1912])
To PESI
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Nematoda Collection (54 records) (from synonym Contracaecum spiculigerum auct [as (Rudolphi, 1809) Railliet & Henry, 1912])
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (17 publications) (from synonym Contracaecum spiculigerum auct [as (Rudolphi, 1809) Railliet & Henry, 1912])
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Contracaecum rudolphii)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Contracaecum spiculigerum) (from synonym Contracaecum spiculigerum auct [as (Rudolphi, 1809) Railliet & Henry, 1912])
To GenBank (2 nucleotides; 0 proteins) (from synonym Contracaecum spiculigerum auct [as (Rudolphi, 1809) Railliet & Henry, 1912])
To GenBank (397 nucleotides; 202 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI) (from synonym Contracaecum spiculigerum auct [as (Rudolphi, 1809) Railliet & Henry, 1912])
To PESI
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Nematoda Collection (54 records) (from synonym Contracaecum spiculigerum auct [as (Rudolphi, 1809) Railliet & Henry, 1912])
