ABSTRACT
A survey on Anisakidae larvae in 29 species(134 specimens) of marine fishes in the Gulf of Tong King has been carried out.Anisakidae larvae were detected in 15 out of 29 species.The detected specimens were identified as larvae of Anisakis simplex,Hysterothylacium and Pseudoterranova.The parasitization rate of Anisakis simplex larvae,the main pathogen of anisakiasis,in fishes was 30.6% (41/134),while the parasitization rates of Hysterothylacium and Pseudoterranova larvae were comparatively low.Hysterothylacium larvae China type I detected from Muraenesox clnereus and Trichiurus Tiaumela was a new record.Their morphological characteristics were summarized as follows: 1.Length 10.78-14.18mm,Width 0.25-0.38mm,the length of the esophagus is 1.14-1.73mm,intestinal cecum 0.77-1.24mm and ventricular appendage 6.27-8.40mm,extending parallelly with the intestine to the last quarter of the larva; 2.Boring tooth was present,but mucron was absent; 3.No genital anlage was observed.
ABSTRACT
Surface topography of the Anisakis type I 3rd stage larva (L3), the main pathogen of anisakiasis, was observed by scanning electron microscope under magnifications of 400 to 14000X. The head bears a trapezoid undivided lip mass, with 2 mammillary elevations at the middle of the two lateral sides and a cuticular boring tooth on its ventral side. The mouth leading into the esophagus is situated in the centre of the centrally located cuticular elevation of the lip mass. The excretory pore opens ventrally just behind the boring tooth. The surface of the lip mass shows fine striations, but looks smooth elsewhere. Neither flat papillae nor minute "teeth" or "hairs" described hither to have been observed. The cuticle of the body surface shows shallow and irregular annular grooves and folds and numerous fine longitudinal micro-furrows and cristae. These surface markings appear uniformly from head to tail and to the utmost end of the pagoda like mucrones at the tip of the tail. The ventrally located crescent anus is situated about 90?m from the base of the mucron.