''Ascarophis'' is a genus of parasitic nematodes, belonging to the family

Cystidicolidae Cystidicolidae is a family of spirurian nematodes. It was created by Skrjabin in 1946. All members of the family are parasites of fish. Systematics According to the World Register of Marine Species, the family Cystidicolidae includes the f ...

. Species of ''Ascarophis'' are parasitic as adults in the gastrointestinal tract of marine and estuarine fishes. Van Beneden, P. J. (1871). Les poissons des côtes de Belgique, leurs parasites et leurs commensaux. Mémoires de l'Académie Royale des Sciences, des Lettres et des Beaux-Arts de Belgique, 38, 1-156
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Species

According to the World Register of Marine Species,Bezerra, T.N.; Decraemer, W.; Eisendle-Flöckner, U.; Hodda, M.; Holovachov, O.; Leduc, D.; Miljutin, D.; Mokievsky, V.; Peña Santiago, R.; Sharma, J.; Smol, N.; Tchesunov, A.; Venekey, V.; Zeng, Z.; Vanreusel, A. (2019). Nemys: World Database of Nematodes. Ascarophis Van Beneden, 1871. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=22837 on 2019-01-04 the genus currently (2019) includes many species. A few are listed here: * '' Ascarophis arctica'' Polyansky, 1952 * '' Ascarophis ayalai'' Caballero, 1975 * ''

Ascarophis beryx ''Ascarophis'' is a genus of parasitic nematodes, belonging to the family Cystidicolidae. Species of ''Ascarophis'' are parasitic as adults in the gastrointestinal tract of marine and estuarine fishes. Van Beneden, P. J. (1871). Les poisson ...

'' Kataitseva, 1979 * '' Ascarophis brasiliensis'' Pinto, Vicente & Noronha, 1984 * '' Ascarophis capelanus'' Nikolaeva & Naidenova, 1964 * '' Ascarophis carvajali'' Muñoz & George-Nascimento, 2007 * '' Ascarophis cestus'' Chitwood, 1934 * '' Ascarophis cooperi'' Johnston & Mawson, 1945 * '' Ascarophis crassicollis'' Dollfus & Campana-Rouget, 1956 * '' Ascarophis distorta'' Fusco et Overstreet, 1978 Fusco AC, Overstreet RM (1978) ''Ascarophis distortus'', a new spiruroid nematode from a chaetodontid fish in the northern Red Sea. Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash. 91:374–378 * '' Ascarophis morrhuae'' Van Beneden, 1871 (Type-species) a parasite of the Atlantic cod '' Gadus morhua''. Several subgenera have been proposed, with the following species:

* Subgenus ''Ascarophis (Dentiascarophis)'' Moravec & Justine, 2009 ** ''

Ascarophis (Dentiascarophis) adioryx ''Ascarophis'' is a genus of parasitic nematodes, belonging to the family Cystidicolidae. Species of ''Ascarophis'' are parasitic as adults in the gastrointestinal tract of marine and estuarine fishes. Van Beneden, P. J. (1871). Les poisson ...

'' Machida, 1981 * Subgenus ''Ascarophis (Paraspinitectus)'' Moravec & Justine, 2009 ** ''

Ascarophis (Paraspinitectus) beaveri ''Ascarophis'' is a genus of parasitic nematodes, belonging to the family Cystidicolidae. Species of ''Ascarophis'' are parasitic as adults in the gastrointestinal tract of marine and estuarine fishes. Van Beneden, P. J. (1871). Les poisson ...

'' Overstreet, 1970 * Subgenus ''Ascarophis (Similascarophis)'' Muñoz, González & George-Nascimento, 2004 ** ''

Ascarophis (Similascarophis) chilensis ''Ascarophis'' is a genus of parasitic nematodes, belonging to the family Cystidicolidae. Species of ''Ascarophis'' are parasitic as adults in the gastrointestinal tract of marine and estuarine fishes. Van Beneden, P. J. (1871). Les poisson ...

'' (Muñoz, González & George-Nascimento, 2004) Moravec & González-Solís, 2007 ** ''

Ascarophis (Similascarophis) marina ''Ascarophis'' is a genus of parasitic nematodes, belonging to the family Cystidicolidae. Species of ''Ascarophis'' are parasitic as adults in the gastrointestinal tract of marine and estuarine fishes. Van Beneden, P. J. (1871). Les poisson ...

'' (Szidat, 1961) Ivanov, Navone & Martorelli, 1997 ** ''

Ascarophis (Similascarophis) maulensis ''Ascarophis'' is a genus of parasitic nematodes, belonging to the family Cystidicolidae. Species of ''Ascarophis'' are parasitic as adults in the gastrointestinal tract of marine and estuarine fishes. Van Beneden, P. J. (1871). Les poisson ...

'' (Muñoz, González & George-Nascimento, 2004) Moravec & González-Solís, 2007 ** ''

Ascarophis (Similascarophis) nasonis ''Ascarophis'' is a genus of parasitic nematodes, belonging to the family Cystidicolidae Cystidicolidae is a family of spirurian nematodes. It was created by Skrjabin in 1946. All members of the family are parasites of fish. Systemat ...

'' Machida, 1981 Machida M. 1981. Two new species of Ascarophis (Nematoda, Spirurida) from marine fishes of Japan and Palau. Bulletin of the National Science Museum, Tokyo, Ser. A (Zoology), 7, 1–5. ** '' Ascarophis (Similascarophis) richeri'' Moravec & Justine, 2007

References

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