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Polymorphidae

Polymorphidae

Meyer, 1931

GBIF:155295190

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Marine Freshwater Terrestrial

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References(6)

  • 1

    Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).

    basis of record
  • 2

    Presswell, B.; Bennett, J. D. L.; Smales, L. R. (2020). Morphological and molecular characterisation of a new genus and species of acanthocephalan, Tenuisoma tarapungi n. g., n. sp. (Acanthocephala: Polymorphidae) infecting red-billed gulls in New Zealand, with a key to the genera of the Polymorphidae Meyer, 1931. <em>Systematic Parasitology.</em>

    identification resource
  • 3

    Presswell, B.; Bennett, J. D. L.; Smales, L. R. (2020). Morphological and molecular characterisation of a new genus and species of acanthocephalan, Tenuisoma tarapungi n. g., n. sp. (Acanthocephala: Polymorphidae) infecting red-billed gulls in New Zealand, with a key to the genera of the Polymorphidae Meyer, 1931. <em>Systematic Parasitology.</em>

    taxonomy source
  • 4

    Rothman, G. K.; et al. (2024). Morphological description and molecular characterization of Heterospinus mccordi n. gen. n. sp. (Acanthocephala: Polymorphidae) from cystacanths infecting a non‑native crayfish host, Procambarus clarkii (Decapoda: Cambaridae), in South Carolina,. <em>Systematic Parasitology.</em> 102 (2025):11.

    identification resourceDOI: 10.1007/s11230-024-10195-8
  • 5

    Ru, S.-S.; Yang, R.-J.; Chen, H.-X.; Kuzmina, T. A.; Spraker, T. R.; Li, L. (2022). Morphology, molecular characterization and phylogeny of Bolbosoma nipponicum Yamaguti, 1939 (Acanthocephala: Polymorphidae), a potential zoonotic parasite of human acanthocephaliasis. <em>International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife.</em> 18: 212-220.

  • Source Information

    World Register of Marine Species

    World Register of Marine Species

    checklist

    An authoritative classification and catalogue of marine names. To obtain a full copy, please go to https://www.marinespecies.org/usersrequest.php

    WoRMS Editorial Board (2026). World Register of Marine Species. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.14284/170 accessed via GBIF.org on 2026-06-14.

    CC BYPublished 6/1/2026View dataset
    GBIF Usage Key
    155295190
    Dataset Key
    2d59e5db-57ad-41ff-97d6-11f5fb264527
    Origin
    source
    Backbone Key
    3548
    Taxon ID
    urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:20307
    Last Crawled
    6/4/2026
    Last Interpreted
    6/4/2026