Nemys - Contracaecum micropapillatum (Stossich, 1890) Baylis, 1920

Nemys taxon details

Contracaecum micropapillatum (Stossich, 1890) Baylis, 1920

AphiaID

829084 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:829084)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Species

Parent

Contracaecum Railliet & Henry, 1912

Original name

Ascaris micropapillata Stossich, 1890

Synonymised names

Ascaris micropapillata Stossich, 1890 · unaccepted (Superseded combination)

Environment

marine, fresh, terrestrial

Original description

Not documented

Taxonomic citation

Nemys eds. (2025). Nemys: World Database of Nematodes. Contracaecum micropapillatum (Stossich, 1890) Baylis, 1920. Accessed at: https://www.nemys.ugent.be/aphia.php/10.3390/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=829084 on 2026-05-14

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2015-01-11 00:08:14Z

created

Shamsi, Shokoofeh

2017-05-29 10:48:36Z

changed

Gibson, David

2022-06-13 19:50:51Z

changed

Gibson, David

2022-12-01 21:29:01Z

changed

Gibson, David

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taxonomy source Hartwich, G. (1964). Revision der vogelparasitischen Nematoden Mitteleuropas. II. Die Gattung Contracaecum Railliet & Henry, 1912 (Ascaridoidea). Mitteilungen aus dem Zoologischen Museum in Berlin. 40: 15–53., available online at https://doi.org/10.1002/mmnz.4830400104 [details]

basis of record Mawson PM, Angel M, Edmonds SJ. (1986). A checklist of helminths from Australian birds. Rec S Aust Mus. 19(15):219-325. [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. Zootaxa. 5256(1): 43-62., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5256.1.3 [details]

redescription Moravec, F. (2013). Parasitic nematodes of freshwater fishes of Europe. Academia, Prague. 601 pp.
note: Larva [details]

redescription Caffara, M.; Tedesco, P.; Davidovich, N.; Locke, S. A.; Gustinelli, A.; King, R.; Nuytten, M.; Nuzzo, M.; Fioravanti, M. L. (2022). Advancing understanding of the taxonomy and diversity of the genus Contracaecum in the great white pelican (Pelecanus onocrotalus). Parasitology Research. , available online at https://doi.org/10.1007/s00436-022-07732-z
note: As Contracaecum micropapillatum Johnston and Mawson 1941 [details]

Definitions

To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Contracaecum micropapillatum)
To GenBank (67 nucleotides; 31 proteins)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Nematoda Collection (1 record) (from synonym Ascaris micropapillata Stossich, 1890)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Nematoda Collection (12 records)