WoRMS taxon details
Andracantha mergi (Lundström, 1942) Schmidt, 1975
159681 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:159681)
accepted
Species
Corynosoma mergi Lundström, 1941 · unaccepted (Superseded combination)
Hemiechinosoma mergi (Lundström, 1941) Petrochenko & Smogorjevskaja, 1962 · unaccepted (Superseded combination)
marine, fresh, terrestrial
(of Corynosoma mergi Lundström, 1941) Lundström, A. (1941). Corynosoma mergi n . sp., eine neue Art der Acanthocephalen. Kung!. <em>Fys. Sallsk. Lund Forh.</em> 11 (11) 7 pp. [details]
Distribution unknown; lack of study done on this group in the Bay of Fundy and surrounding waters
Distribution unknown; lack of study done on this group in the Bay of Fundy and surrounding waters [details]
Gibson, D.; Wayland, M. (2024). World List of marine Acanthocephala. Andracantha mergi (Lundström, 1942) Schmidt, 1975. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=159681 on 2024-05-23
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original description
(of Corynosoma mergi Lundström, 1941) Lundström, A. (1941). Corynosoma mergi n . sp., eine neue Art der Acanthocephalen. Kung!. <em>Fys. Sallsk. Lund Forh.</em> 11 (11) 7 pp. [details]
basis of record Amin, O.M. 1998. Marine flora and fauna of the eastern United States: Acanthocephala. NOAA Technical Report NMFS 135. U.S. Department of Commerce. 27 p. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). , available online at http://www.itis.gov [details]
new combination reference Schmidt, G. D. (1975). Andracantha, a new genus of Acanthocephala (Polymorphidae) from fish-eating birds, with descriptions of three species. <em>The Journal of Parasitology.</em> 615-620. [details]
basis of record Amin, O.M. 1998. Marine flora and fauna of the eastern United States: Acanthocephala. NOAA Technical Report NMFS 135. U.S. Department of Commerce. 27 p. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). , available online at http://www.itis.gov [details]
new combination reference Schmidt, G. D. (1975). Andracantha, a new genus of Acanthocephala (Polymorphidae) from fish-eating birds, with descriptions of three species. <em>The Journal of Parasitology.</em> 615-620. [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From other sources
Diet obligate intestinal parasites that lack their own digestive system. [details]Distribution unknown; lack of study done on this group in the Bay of Fundy and surrounding waters [details]
Habitat adults: vertebrate intestinal tracts [details]
Reproduction dioecious [details]
remark definitive host: Mergus serrator (bird), Gavia stellata (bird), Aythya affinis (bird), Nycticorax nycticorax (bird), Haliaeetus leucocephalus (bird), Pholis gunnellus (fish) [details]
