Anisakidae
Sign in to saveThe Anisakidae are a family of intestinal nematodes (roundworms). The larvae of these worms can cause anisakiasis when ingested by humans, in raw or insufficiently cooked fish.
Species
FAMILY
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumNematoda
- ClassChromadorea
- OrderRhabditida
- FamilyAnisakidae
Habitatmarine, brackish, freshwater
Observations recorded11,604
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 373
- Family
- Anisakidae
- Collections
- MSB, USNM, CMN
- Recorded in
- Mexico, United States, Canada
Wikidata facts
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- Parent taxon
- Ascaridida
- Image
- Anisakis.jpg
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- Anisakidae
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- Category:Anisakidae
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The Anisakidae are a family of intestinal nematodes (roundworms). The larvae of these worms can cause anisakiasis when ingested by humans, in raw or insufficiently cooked fish.
Anisakidae worms can infect many species of fish, birds, mammals and even reptiles.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Anisakidae” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.