Research Article
First Record of Anisakis simplex Third-Stage Larvae (Nematoda, Anisakidae) in European Hake Merluccius merluccius lessepsianus in Egyptian Water
Table 1
Comparative measurements (in millimeters) of the present A. simplex (L3) with previously described species.
| Related species | Host | Dimensions | Body length | Body width | Esophagus length | Ventriculus length | Mucron length |
| Anisakis simplex [14] | Thyrsites atun | 14–26 (20.26 ± 3.04) | 0.29–0.56 (0.43 ± 0.06) | 1.57–2.34 (1.99 ± 0.21) | 0.47–0.85 (0.69 ± 0.09) | 0.015–0.030 (0.023 ± 0.004) | Anisakis simplex [15] | Merluccius merluccius | 15.00–27.50 (21.60 ± 3.47) | 0.34–0.51 (0.41 ± 0.05) | 2.06–3.08 (2.65 ± 0.29) | 0.59–0.92 (0.70 ± 0.08) | 0.09–0.14 (0.11 ± 0.01) | Anisakis pegreffi [16] | Delphinus delphis | 11.10–26.78 | 0.38–0.60 | 1.04–2.11 | 0.50–0.78 | 0.02–0.03 | Anisakis simplex [16] | Delphinus delphis | 12.75–29.94 | 0.45–0.75 | 1.18–2.58 | 0.90–1.50 | 0.02–0.03 | Anisakis simplex [17] | Oncorhynchus keta | 19.73–28.41 (23.62 ± 1.87) | 0.42–0.68 (0.56 ± 0.04) | 1.03–2.59 (2.06 ± 0.25) | 0.83–1.56 (1.14 ± 0.13) | 0.012–0.031 (0.021 ± 0.004) | Anisakis physeteris [18] | Etmopterus spinax | 27–33 | 0.63–0.74 | 1.82–2.89 | 0.53–0.65 | 0.17–0.32 | Anisakis paggiae [19] | Beryx splendens | 14.00–23.00 (18.22 ± 2.28) | 0.41–0.67 (0.54 ± 0.07) | 1.24–2.18 (1.59 ± 0.19) | — | — | Anisakis simplex (present study) | M. merluccius lessepsianus | 14.1–25.6 (20.4 ± 1.2) | 0.48–0.62 (0.55 ± 0.02) | 1.18–2.68 (2.12 ± 0.2) | 0.71–0.92 (0.82 ± 0.1) | 0.019–0.032 (0.025 ± 0.02) |
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