Terranova (roundworm)

Terranova is a genus of parasitic nematodes. Species from this genus are known to parasitise sharks, rays, sawfishes, teleosts and crocodilians.[2]

Terranova
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Nematoda
Class:
Secernentea
Order:
Ascaridida
Family:
Anisakidae
Genus:
Terranova

Leiper & Atkinson, 1914
Species[1]
  • T. amoyensis Fang & Luo, 2006
  • T. antarctica Leiper & Atkinson, 1914
  • T. brevicapitata Linton, 1901
  • T. edcaballeroi Díaz-Ungría, 1970
  • T. galeocerdonis Thwaite, 1927
  • T. pectinolabiata Shamsi, Barton & Zhu, 2019
  • T. pristis Baylis & Daubney, 1922
  • T. scoliodontis Baylis, 1931
  • T. aetoplatea Luo, 2001
  • T. circularis Linstow, 1907
  • T. nidifex Linton, 1901
  • T. trichiuri Chandler, 1935

References
  1. 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.; Zhao, Z.; Vanreusel, A. (2019). Nemys: World Database of Nematodes. Terranova Leiper & Atkinson, 1914. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=22940 on July 30, 2019.
  2. Sprent, J.F.A. (1992) "Parasites lost?" International Journal for Parasitology 22(2): 139-151. doi: 10.1016/0020-7519(92)90095-3
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