WoRMS name details
Polymorphus major Lundström, 1942
159722 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:159722)
unaccepted (Superseded combination)
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marine
Lundström, A. (1942). Die Acanthocephalen Schwedens mit Ausnahme der Fischacanthocephalen von Süsswasserstandorten. <em>Akad. avh. Lund. Illustr (Doctoral dissertation).</em> [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. Polymorphus major Lundström, 1942. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=159722 on 2024-04-26
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original description
Lundström, A. (1942). Die Acanthocephalen Schwedens mit Ausnahme der Fischacanthocephalen von Süsswasserstandorten. <em>Akad. avh. Lund. Illustr (Doctoral dissertation).</em> [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 Golvan, Y.J. (1994). Nomenclature of the Acanthocephala. <em>Research and Reviews in Parasitology.</em> 54(3): 135-205. [details] Available for editors [request]
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 Golvan, Y.J. (1994). Nomenclature of the Acanthocephala. <em>Research and Reviews in Parasitology.</em> 54(3): 135-205. [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). , available online at http://www.itis.gov [details]
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 hosts include: Melanitta deglandii, Aythya affinis, Bucephala albeola, A. valisineria. Juveniles were also found in Cancer irroratus in Maine. [details]