MarBEF Data System - ERMS - Polymorphus botulus (Van Cleave, 1916) Van Cleave, 1937

WoRMS name details

Polymorphus botulus (Van Cleave, 1916) Van Cleave, 1937

AphiaID

100635 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:100635)

Classification

Status

unaccepted (Superseded combination)

Accepted Name

Profilicollis botulus (Van Cleave, 1916) Meyer, 1931

Rank

Species

Parent

Polymorphus Lühe, 1911

Original name

Filicollis botulus Van Cleave, 1916

Environment

marine, fresh, terrestrial

Original description

(of Filicollis botulus Van Cleave, 1916) Van Cleave, H. J. (1916). Filicollis botulus n. sp., with Notes on the Characteristics of the Genus. Transactions of the American Microscopical Society. 35(2): 131-134., available online at https://doi.org/10.2307/3221563 [details]

Descriptive notes

Distribution Prince Edward Island (from the northern tip of Miscou Island, N.B. to Cape Breton Island south of Cheticamp, including the...

Distribution Prince Edward Island (from the northern tip of Miscou Island, N.B. to Cape Breton Island south of Cheticamp, including the Northumberland Strait and Georges Bay to the Canso Strait causeway) [details]

Taxonomic citation

Gibson, D.; Wayland, M. (2024). World List of marine Acanthocephala. Polymorphus botulus (Van Cleave, 1916) Van Cleave, 1937. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=100635 on 2024-11-24

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2004-12-21 15:54:05Z

created

Gibson, David

2019-11-29 13:26:38Z

changed

Wayland, Matthew

2019-12-13 14:56:05Z

changed

Gibson, David

2020-11-14 14:45:22Z

changed

Gibson, David

Licensing

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original description (of Filicollis botulus Van Cleave, 1916) Van Cleave, H. J. (1916). Filicollis botulus n. sp., with Notes on the Characteristics of the Genus. Transactions of the American Microscopical Society. 35(2): 131-134., available online at https://doi.org/10.2307/3221563 [details]

taxonomy source Golvan, Y.J. (1994). Nomenclature of the Acanthocephala. Research and Reviews in Parasitology. 54(3): 135-205. [details] Available for editors

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basis of record Gibson, D.I. (2001). Acanthocephala, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 176-177 (look up in IMIS) [details]

additional source Brunel, P., L. Bosse & G. Lamarche. (1998). Catalogue of the marine invertebrates of the estuary and Gulf of St. Lawrence. Canadian Special Publication of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, 126. 405 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors

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additional source Costello, M.J., C. Emblow & R. White (EdS.). (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50. Muséum national d'Histoire Naturelle: Paris, France. 463 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]

additional source Wang P.-q. (1966). Notes on the Acanthocephala from Fukien. Acta Zootaxonomica Sinica. 3: 1-18. (In Chinese). [details]

additional source Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). , available online at http://www.itis.gov [details]

Present

Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio

Inaccurate

Introduced: alien

Containing type locality

Unreviewed

Diet obligate intestinal parasites that lack their own digestive system. [details]

Habitat non-marine origin (but recorded from the sea) [details]

Habitat endoparasite found in Homard americanus [details]

Reproduction dioecious [details]

remark definitive hosts include: Somateria dresseri, Melanitta perspicillata, M. nigra, M. fusca [details]

Definitions

To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To PESI
To ITIS