WoRMS taxon details
Contracaecum mirounga Nikolskij, 1974
527914 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:527914)
accepted
Species
marine
Nikol'skii OR. (1974). Contracaecum mirounga n.sp. (Nematoda, Anisakidae) - a new nematode of the elephant seal. <em>Izvestiya Tikhookeanskogo Nauchno-Issledovatel'skogo Instituta Rybnogo Khozyaistva i Okeanografii (TINRO) (Parazity morskikh zhivotnykh).</em> 88:107-9. [details]
Holotype BGN69101
Holotype BGN69101 [details]
Nemys eds. (2025). Nemys: World Database of Nematodes. Contracaecum mirounga Nikolskij, 1974. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=527914 on 2025-04-19
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Nomenclature
original description
Nikol'skii OR. (1974). Contracaecum mirounga n.sp. (Nematoda, Anisakidae) - a new nematode of the elephant seal. <em>Izvestiya Tikhookeanskogo Nauchno-Issledovatel'skogo Instituta Rybnogo Khozyaistva i Okeanografii (TINRO) (Parazity morskikh zhivotnykh).</em> 88:107-9. [details]
Taxonomy
redescription
Garbin, L.E.; Diaz, J.I.; Navone, G.T. (2019). SPECIES OF CONTRACAECUM PARASITIZING THE MAGELLANIC PENGUIN SPHENISCUS MAGELLANICUS (SPHENISCIDAE) FROM THE ARGENTINEAN COAST. <em>Journal of Parasitology.</em> 105(2), 222-213., available online at https://doi.org/10.1645/17-91 [details]
Other
additional source
Lehnert, K.; Poulin, R.; Presswell, B. (2019). Checklist of marine mammal parasites in New Zealand and Australian waters. <em>Journal of Helminthology.</em> 93(06): 649-676., available online at https://doi.org/10.1017/s0022149x19000361 [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 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
Holotype BGN69101 [details]
