Raphidascarididae Explained

Raphidascarididae is a family of roundworms (also known as nematodes) in the order Ascaridida.[1] It encompasses nine genera (including Hysterothylacium, which parasitize marine fish,[2] and Raphidascaris[3]) and over 190 species.

Notes and References

  1. Book: Zhang . Zhi-Qiang . Animal biodiversity: An outline of higher-level classification and survey of taxonomic richness . 2011 . Magnolia Press . 978-1-86977-849-1 . 80 .
  2. Shamsi . Shokoofeh . Gasser . Robin . Beveridge . Ian . June 2013 . Description and genetic characterisation of Hysterothylacium (Nematoda: Raphidascarididae) larvae parasitic in Australian marine fishes . Parasitology International . 62 . 3 . 320–328 . 10.1016/j.parint.2012.10.001 . 23085044.
  3. Web site: Raphidascaris Railliet & Henry, 1915 . 1 June 2021 . World Register of Marine Species.

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