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Polymorphus Lühe, 1911

20391  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:20391)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Acanthocephala (Phylum)
  4. Palaeacanthocephala (Class)
  5. Polymorphida (Order)
  6. Polymorphidae (Family)
  7. Polymorphus (Genus)
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  1. Species Polymorphus acutis Van Cleave & Starrett, 1940
  2. Species Polymorphus contortus (Bremser in Westrumb, 1821) Travassos, 1926
  3. Species Polymorphus magnus Skrjabin, 1913
  4. Species Polymorphus minutus (Zeder, 1800) Lühe, 1911
  5. Species Polymorphus obtusus Van Cleave, 1918
  6. Species Polymorphus phippsi Kostylev, 1922
  7. Species Polymorphus trochus Van Cleave, 1945
  8. Subgenus Polymorphus (Profilicollis) Meyer, 1931 accepted as Profilicollis Meyer, 1931 (Raised to full generic level)
    1. Species Polymorphus (Profilicollis) bullocki Mateo, Córdova & Guzmán, 1982 accepted as Profilicollis altmani (Perry, 1942) Van Cleave, 1947 (Synonym )
    2. Species Polymorphus (Profilicollis) formosus Schmidt & Kuntz, 1967 accepted as Profilicollis formosus Schmidt & Kuntz, 1967 (Superseded combination)
  9. Species Polymorphus altmani (Perry, 1942) accepted as Profilicollis altmani (Perry, 1942) Van Cleave, 1947 (Superseded combination)
  10. Species Polymorphus arctocephali Smales, 1986 accepted as Corynosoma cetaceum Johnston & Best, 1942 (synonym)
  11. Species Polymorphus ariusis (Bilqees, 1974) Amin, 1992 accepted as Hexaglandula ariusis Bilqees, 1974 (Superseded combination)
  12. Species Polymorphus botulus (Van Cleave, 1916) Van Cleave, 1937 accepted as Profilicollis botulus (Van Cleave, 1916) Meyer, 1931 (Superseded combination)
  13. Species Polymorphus brevis (Van Cleave, 1916) Travassos, 1926 accepted as Arhythmorhynchus brevis Van Cleave, 1916 (Superseded combination)
  14. Species Polymorphus cetaceum (Johnston & Best, 1942) Schmidt & Dailey, 1971 accepted as Corynosoma cetaceum Johnston & Best, 1942 (Superseded combination)
  15. Species Polymorphus corynosoma Travassos, 1915 accepted as Hexaglandula corynosoma (Travassos, 1915) Petrochenko, 1958 (Superseded combination)
  16. Species Polymorphus formosus Schmidt & Kuntz, 1967 accepted as Profilicollis formosus Schmidt & Kuntz, 1967 (Superseded combination)
  17. Species Polymorphus karachiensis (Bilqees, 1974) Amin, 1992 accepted as Hexaglandula karachiensis Bilqees, 1971 (Superseded combination)
  18. Species Polymorphus kenti Van Cleave, 1947 accepted as Falsifilicollis kenti (Van Cleave, 1947) Yamaguti, 1963 accepted as Profilicollis kenti (Van Cleave, 1947) Khokhlova, 1974 accepted as Profilicollis altmani (Perry, 1942) Van Cleave, 1947 (Superseded combination)
  19. Species Polymorphus major Lundström, 1942 accepted as Falsifilicollis major (Lundström, 1942) Yamaguti, 1963 accepted as Profilicollis major (Lundström, 1942) Khokhlova, 1974 (Superseded combination)
  20. Species Polymorphus petrochenkoi Schmidt, 1969 accepted as Arhythmorhynchus petrochenkoi (Schmidt, 1969) Atrashkevich, 1979 (Superseded combination)
  21. Species Polymorphus sphaerocephalus (Bremser in Rudolphi, 1819) Van Cleave, 1947 accepted as Falsifilicollis sphaerocephalus (Bremser in Rudolphi, 1819) Yamaguti, 1963 accepted as Profilicollis sphaerocephalus (Bremser in Rudolphi, 1819) Khokhlova, 1974 (Superseded combination)
  22. Species Polymorphus texensis Webster, 1948 accepted as Profilicollis texensis (Webster, 1948) Khokhlova, 1974 accepted as Profilicollis altmani (Perry, 1942) Van Cleave, 1947 (Superseded combination)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
masculine
Not documented
Gibson, D.; Wayland, M. (2024). World List of marine Acanthocephala. Polymorphus Lühe, 1911. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=20391 on 2024-11-24
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taxonomy source Amin, O. M. (1992). REVIEW OF THE GENUS POLYMORPHUS LUHE, 1911 (ACANTHOCEPHALA:POLYMORPHIDAE), WITH THE SYNONYMIZATION OF HEXAGLANDULA PETROCHENKO, 1950, AND SUBCORYNOSOMA HOKLOVA, 1967, AND A KEY TO THE SPECIES. <em>Qatar Univ. Sci. J.</em> 12: 115- 123. [details] 

basis of record The Zoological Record: records of zoological literature relating chiefly to the year. Zoological Society of London City: London, UK. (look up in IMIS) [details] 

additional source Shiel, R.; Smales, L.; Sterrer, W.; Duggan, I.C.; Pichelin, S.; Green, J.D. (2009). Phylum Gnathifera: lesser jaw worms, rotifers, thorny-headed worms, in: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 1. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia. pp. 137-158. [details] 

redescription Naidu, K. V. (2012). Fauna of India and the adjacent countries - Acanthocephala. <em>Zoological Survey of India, Kolkata.</em> 638 pp. [details] 

identification resource Schmidt, G D. (1965). Polymorphus swartzi sp. n., and Other Acanthocephala of Alaskan Ducks. <em>Journal of Parasitology.</em> 51,5), 809-813. [details] 

identification resource Amin, O. M. (1992). REVIEW OF THE GENUS POLYMORPHUS LUHE, 1911 (ACANTHOCEPHALA:POLYMORPHIDAE), WITH THE SYNONYMIZATION OF HEXAGLANDULA PETROCHENKO, 1950, AND SUBCORYNOSOMA HOKLOVA, 1967, AND A KEY TO THE SPECIES. <em>Qatar Univ. Sci. J.</em> 12: 115- 123. [details] 
 
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