A total of 272 specimens of Todarodes pacificus purchased during the period from July 1 to August 30, 1994 in the southern sea off Pusan were examined for their infection status with larval anisakids. Larvae in squids were encapsulated and appeared to...
A total of 272 specimens of Todarodes pacificus purchased during the period from July 1 to August 30, 1994 in the southern sea off Pusan were examined for their infection status with larval anisakids. Larvae in squids were encapsulated and appeared to remain active. Firty five larval anisakids sorted from T. pacificus (7.72% of infection rate) were classified based on morphological and morphometric observations as follows; Anisakis type I larvae (23 larvae, 51.0%: positive rate), Contracaecum type A (9, 20.0%), Contracaecum D (4, 9.0%), Anisakis II (3, 6.7%) and unknown type (6, 13.3%).