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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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Genus
Polymorphidae Meyer, 1931

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  1. Subgenus Polymorphus (Polymorphus) Lühe, 1911
  2. Species Polymorphus acutis Van Cleave & Starrett, 1940
  3. Species Polymorphus biziurae Johnston & Edmonds, 1948
  4. Species Polymorphus boschadis (Schrank, 1788) Railliet, 1919
  5. Species Polymorphus circi Presswell & Bennett, 2023
  6. Species Polymorphus contortus (Bremser in Westrumb, 1821) Travassos, 1926
  7. Species Polymorphus cucullatus Van Cleave & Starrett, 1940
  8. Species Polymorphus fulicai Birmani, Dharejo & Khan, 2011
  9. Species Polymorphus magnus Skrjabin, 1913
  10. Species Polymorphus marilis Van Cleave, 1939
  11. Species Polymorphus minutus (Zeder, 1800) Lühe, 1911
  12. Species Polymorphus obtusus Van Cleave, 1918
  13. Species Polymorphus paradoxus Connel & Corner, 1957
  14. Species Polymorphus phippsi Kostylev, 1922
  15. Species Polymorphus sichuanensis Wang & Zhang, 1987
  16. Species Polymorphus spindlatus Amin & Heckmann, 1991
  17. Species Polymorphus strumosoides Lundström, 1942
  18. Species Polymorphus swartzi Schmidt, 1965
  19. Species Polymorphus trochus Van Cleave, 1945
  20. Species Polymorphus nickoli Khan & Bilqees, 1998 (uncertain, Incertae sedis)
  21. Species Polymorphus sindensis Khan, Ghazi & Bilqees, 2002 (uncertain, Incertae sedis)
  22. Subgenus Polymorphus (Profilicollis) Meyer, 1931 accepted as Profilicollis Meyer, 1931 (Raised to full generic level)
    1. Species Polymorphus (Profilicollis) formosus Schmidt & Kuntz, 1967 accepted as Profilicollis formosus Schmidt & Kuntz, 1967 (unaccepted > superseded rank)
  23. Species Polymorphus arctocephali Smales, 1986 accepted as Corynosoma cetaceum Johnston & Best, 1942 (synonym)
  24. Species Polymorphus ariusis (Bilqees, 1974) Amin, 1992 accepted as Hexaglandula ariusis Bilqees, 1974 (Superseded combination)
  25. Species Polymorphus botulus (Van Cleave, 1916) Van Cleave, 1937 accepted as Profilicollis botulus (Van Cleave, 1916) Meyer, 1931 (Superseded combination)
  26. Species Polymorphus brevis (Van Cleave, 1916) Travassos, 1926 accepted as Arhythmorhynchus brevis Van Cleave, 1916 (Superseded combination)
  27. Species Polymorphus mutabilis (Rudolphi, 1819) Travassos, 1926 accepted as Hexaglandula mutabilis (Rudolphi, 1819) Petrochenko, 1958 (Superseded combination)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
masculine
Not documented
Gibson, D.; Wayland, M. (2021). World List of marine Acanthocephala. Polymorphus Lühe, 1911. Accessed through: Marine Species Traits editorial board (2021) Marine Species Traits at: http://marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=20391 on 2026-09-21
Marine Species Traits editorial board (2026). Marine Species Traits. Polymorphus Lühe, 1911. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=20391 on 2026-09-21
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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] 

taxonomy source Diumina, A. V.; Galaktionov, K. V.; Atrashkevich, G. I. (2024). Phylogenetic position of <i>Polymorphus phippsi</i> Kostylew, 1922 and <i>Polymorphus magnus</i> Skrjabin, 1913 (Palaeacanthocephala, Polymorphidae) ascertained on the basis of molecular data. <em>Паразитология.</em> 58(1): 56-63., available online at https://doi.org/10.31857/s0031184724010058 [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 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] 

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., available online at https://doi.org/10.2307/3276165 [details] 
 
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