WoRMS taxon details
Paratenuisentis ambiguus (Van Cleave, 1921) Bullock & Samuel, 1975
159715 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:159715)
accepted
Species
Tanaorhamphus ambiguus Van Cleave, 1921 · unaccepted (Superseded combination)
marine, fresh
(of Tanaorhamphus ambiguus Van Cleave, 1921) Van Cleave, H. J. (1921). Acanthocephala from the eel. <em>Transactions of the American Microscopical Society.</em> 40 (1): 1-13. [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. Paratenuisentis ambiguus (Van Cleave, 1921) Bullock & Samuel, 1975. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=159715 on 2024-05-26
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original description
(of Tanaorhamphus ambiguus Van Cleave, 1921) Van Cleave, H. J. (1921). Acanthocephala from the eel. <em>Transactions of the American Microscopical Society.</em> 40 (1): 1-13. [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]
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]
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. Eggs are passed through the definitive vertebrate host and remain free in the environment until ingested by an intermediate host (Amphipoda, Isopoda, Copepoda, Ostracoda) where they hatch. [details]
remark definitive hosts include: Auguilla rostrata (natural), Microgadus tomcod (unnatural host), Fundulus heteroclitus (unnatural host). Intermediate host include: Gammarus mucronatis, G. tigrinus. Genus was erected from Tanaorhamphus ambiguus. [details]
