Details
Complete name:
Anguillicola crassus Kuwahara, Niimi & Itagaki 1974
Taxonomy:
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Anguillicola crassus
Authors:
Dan Minchin
Last updated: January 7th, 2008
Common Names
Eel swim-bladder nematode.
Synonyms
Anguillicola crassus
Short Description
This is a parasite nematode often 3cm in length that can only be noticed by opening up the body cavity of the freshwater eel. It has a large girth and a transparent outer skin that allows the inner organs to be seen.
Contributors
The following contributors have provided records in the DAISIE database for this species.
Name | Institute |
Dan Minchin |
MOI |
Phil Lambdon |
NERC Centre for Hydrology and Ecology |
Stephan Gollasch |
GoConsult |
Experts
The following experts registered themselves as having knowledge about this species or its family.
Name | Institute | Country | Taxa |
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University of Gdansk, Department of Invertebrate Zoology |
Poland |
Anguillicola crassus (name) |
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References
Kennedy CR, Fitch DJ (1990) Colonisation, larval survival and epidemiology of the nematode Anguillicola crassus, parasite in the eel Anguilla anguilla in Britain. J Fish Biol 36:117-131
Lefebvre F, Mounaix B, Poizat G, Crivelli AJ (2004) Impacts on the swimbladder nematode Anguillicola crassus on Anguilla anguilla: variations in liver and spleen mass. J Fish Biol 64:435-447
Moravec F, Škoríková B (1998) Amphibians and larvae of aquatic insects as new paratenic hosts of Anguillicola crassus (Nematoda: Dracunculoidea) a swimbladder parasite of eels. Dis Aquat Org 34: 217-222
Other References
Belpaire C, De Charleroy D, Thomas K, van Damme P, Ollevier F (1989) Effects of eel restocking on the distribution of the nematode Anguillicola crassus in Flanders, Belgium. J Appl Ecol 5:151- 153
De Charleroy D Grisez L, Thomas K, Belpaire C, Ollevier F (1990) The life cycle of Anguillicola crassus. Dis Aquat Org 8:77-84
De Nie HW (1987) Food, feeding periodicity and consumption of the eel Anguilla anguilla L. In the shallow eutrophic tjeukemeer (The Netherlands). Arch Hydrobiol 109:421-443
Fries LT, Williams DJ (1996) Occurence of Anguillicola crassus, an exotic parasitic swim bladder nematode of eels, in the southeastern United States. Trans Am Fish Soc 125:794-797
Haenen OLM, Van Banning P, Dekker W (1994) Infection of eel Anguilla anguilla (L.) and smelt Osmerus eperlanus (L.) with Anguillicola crassus (Nematoda, Dracunculoidea) in the Netherlands from 1986 to 1992. Aquaculture 126:219-229
Hirose H, Sekino T, Egusa S (1976) Notes on the egg deposition, larval migration and intermediate host of the nematode Anguillicola crassus parasitic in the swimbladders of eels. Fish Pathol 11:27-31
Johnson SK, Fries LT, Williams J, Huffman DG (1995) Presence of the parasitic swim-bladder nematode, Anguillicola crassus, in Texas aquaculture. World Aquaculture 26:35-36
Kennedy CR (1993) Introductions, spread and colonization of new localities by fish helminth and crustacean parasites in the British Isles: a perspective and appraisal. J Fish Biol 43:287-301
Koops H, Hartmann F (1989) Anguillicola infestations in Germany and in German eel imports. J Appl Ichthyol 1:41-45
Moravec F (1996) Aquatic invertebrates (snails) as new paratenic hosts of Anguillicola crassus (Nematoda: Dracunculoidea) and the role of paratenic hosts in the life cycle of this parasite. Dis Aquat Org 27:237-239
Peters G, Hartmann F (1986) Anguillicola, a parasitic nematode of the swim bladder spreading among eel populations in Europe. Dis Aquat Org 1:229-230
Taraschewski, H, Moravec F, Lamah T, Anders K (1987) Distribution and morphology of two helminths recently introduced into European eel populations: Anguillicola crassus (Nematoda, Dracunculoidea) and Paratenuisentis ambiguus (Acanthocephala, Tenuisentidae). Dis Aquat Org 3:167-176
Thomas K, Ollevier F (1992) Paratenic hosts of the swimbladder nematode Anguillicola crassus. Dis Aquat Org 13:165-174