WoRMS taxon details

Neoechinorhynchus (Hebesoma) rostratus Amin & Bullock, 1998

159708  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:159708)

accepted
Species
marine, brackish
Amin, O. M.; Bullock, W. L. (1998). Neoechinorhynchus rostratum sp. n.(Acanthocephala: Neoechinorhynchidae) from the eel, Anguilla rostrata, in estuarine waters of northeastern North America. <em>Journal of the Helminthological Society of Washington.</em> 65, 169-173. [details]  Available for editors  PDF available [request] 
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. Neoechinorhynchus (Hebesoma) rostratus Amin & Bullock, 1998. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=159708 on 2024-03-19
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2005-05-30 08:27:04Z
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2010-01-25 13:04:28Z
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original description Amin, O. M.; Bullock, W. L. (1998). Neoechinorhynchus rostratum sp. n.(Acanthocephala: Neoechinorhynchidae) from the eel, Anguilla rostrata, in estuarine waters of northeastern North America. <em>Journal of the Helminthological Society of Washington.</em> 65, 169-173. [details]  Available for editors  PDF available [request] 

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]   
 
 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: Anguilla rostrata. Adults have been found in Microgadus tomcod but to not reach sexual maturity in this host (Amin, 1998) [details]