WoRMS name details
Bolbosoma capitatum (von Linstow, 1880) Porta, 1908
100605 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:100605)
unaccepted > junior homonym
Species
Bolborhynchus capitatus (von Linstow, 1880) Porta, 1906 · unaccepted (Superseded combination)
Bolbosoma physeteris Gubanov, 1952 · unaccepted (Synonym )
marine
(of Echinorhynchus capitatus von Linstow, 1880) Linstow, O. von. (1880). Helminthologische Untersuchungen. <em>Archiv fur Naturgeschichte.</em> 46 (I): 49. [details]
Distribution Prince Edward Island (from the northern tip of Miscou Island, N.B. to Cape Breton Island south of Cheticamp, including the...
Distribution Prince Edward Island (from the northern tip of Miscou Island, N.B. to Cape Breton Island south of Cheticamp, including the Northumberland Strait and Georges Bay to the Canso Strait causeway) [details]
Gibson, D.; Wayland, M. (2025). World List of marine Acanthocephala. Bolbosoma capitatum (von Linstow, 1880) Porta, 1908. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=100605 on 2025-12-02
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Echinorhynchus capitatus von Linstow, 1880) Linstow, O. von. (1880). Helminthologische Untersuchungen. <em>Archiv fur Naturgeschichte.</em> 46 (I): 49. [details]
basis of record Gibson, D.I. (2001). Acanthocephala, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 176-177 (look up in IMIS) [details]
basis of record Gibson, D.I. (2001). Acanthocephala, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 176-177 (look up in IMIS) [details]
Taxonomy
source of synonymy
García-Gallego, A.; Aznar, F. J.; Hernández-Orts, J. S.; Davison, N. J.; Briscoe, A. G.; Loizaga, R.; Littlewood, D. T. J.; Fraija-Fernández, N. (2025). Revisiting the genus Bolbosoma Porta, 1908 (Acanthocephala: Polymorphidae): host specificity, phylogeny, and species synonymization. <em>Parasites & Vectors.</em> 18(1)., available online at https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-025-07015-3 [details]
Other
additional source
Brunel, P., L. Bosse & G. Lamarche. (1998). Catalogue of the marine invertebrates of the estuary and Gulf of St. Lawrence. <em>Canadian Special Publication of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, 126.</em> 405 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors 
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additional source Costello, M.J., C. Emblow & R. White (EdS.). (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. <em>Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50. Muséum national d'Histoire Naturelle: Paris, France.</em> 463 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Baylis, H. A. (1929). Parasitic Nematoda and Acanthocephala collected in 1925-1927. <em>Discovery Rep.</em> 1 : 541-560. [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 Lehnert, K.; Poulin, R.; Presswell, B. (2019). Checklist of marine mammal parasites in New Zealand and Australian waters. <em>Journal of Helminthology.</em> 93(06): 649-676., available online at https://doi.org/10.1017/s0022149x19000361 [details]
additional source Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). , available online at http://www.itis.gov [details]
[request]additional source Costello, M.J., C. Emblow & R. White (EdS.). (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. <em>Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50. Muséum national d'Histoire Naturelle: Paris, France.</em> 463 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Baylis, H. A. (1929). Parasitic Nematoda and Acanthocephala collected in 1925-1927. <em>Discovery Rep.</em> 1 : 541-560. [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 Lehnert, K.; Poulin, R.; Presswell, B. (2019). Checklist of marine mammal parasites in New Zealand and Australian waters. <em>Journal of Helminthology.</em> 93(06): 649-676., available online at https://doi.org/10.1017/s0022149x19000361 [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
Unreviewed
Distribution Prince Edward Island (from the northern tip of Miscou Island, N.B. to Cape Breton Island south of Cheticamp, including the Northumberland Strait and Georges Bay to the Canso Strait causeway) [details]Ecology For a comprehensive list of hosts see Wülker et al. (1933). [details]
Habitat endoparasite found in Physeter macrocephalus [details]
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Bolbosoma physeteris Gubanov, 1952)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Bolbosoma capitatum)
To GenBank (7 nucleotides; 16 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To PESI
To PESI (from synonym Bolbosoma physeteris Gubanov, 1952)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Bolbosoma capitatum)
To GenBank (7 nucleotides; 16 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To PESI
To PESI (from synonym Bolbosoma physeteris Gubanov, 1952)
To ITIS
