WoRMS taxon details
Arhythmorhynchus brevis Van Cleave, 1916
159682 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:159682)
accepted
Species
Polymorphus brevis (Van Cleave, 1916) Travassos, 1926 · unaccepted (Superseded combination)
Southwellina brevis (Van Cleave, 1916) · unaccepted (Superseded combination)
marine, fresh, terrestrial
Van Cleave, H. J. (1916). A Revision of the Genus Arhythmorhynchus. <em>The Journal of Parasitology.</em> Vol. 2, No. 4, 167-174. [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. (2026). World List of marine Acanthocephala. Arhythmorhynchus brevis Van Cleave, 1916. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=159682 on 2026-08-19
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Nomenclature
original description
Van Cleave, H. J. (1916). A Revision of the Genus Arhythmorhynchus. <em>The Journal of Parasitology.</em> Vol. 2, No. 4, 167-174. [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]
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]
Other
additional source
Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). , available online at http://www.itis.gov [details]
additional source Izidro de Brito, P.; Figueiredo Lacerda, A. (2025). Helminth parasites of terrestrial and freshwater chelonians in the Neotropical region: Biogeographic distribution and new record for <i>Phrynops geoffroanus</i> (Schweigger, 1812) (Testudines: Chelidae) in the Brazilian semi-arid region. <em>Journal of Helminthology.</em> 99., available online at https://doi.org/10.1017/s0022149x25000392 [details]
additional source Wang P.-q. (1966). Notes on the Acanthocephala from Fukien. <em>Acta Zootaxonomica Sinica.</em> 3: 1-18. (In Chinese). [details]
additional source Izidro de Brito, P.; Figueiredo Lacerda, A. (2025). Helminth parasites of terrestrial and freshwater chelonians in the Neotropical region: Biogeographic distribution and new record for <i>Phrynops geoffroanus</i> (Schweigger, 1812) (Testudines: Chelidae) in the Brazilian semi-arid region. <em>Journal of Helminthology.</em> 99., available online at https://doi.org/10.1017/s0022149x25000392 [details]
additional source Wang P.-q. (1966). Notes on the Acanthocephala from Fukien. <em>Acta Zootaxonomica Sinica.</em> 3: 1-18. (In Chinese). [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
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: Nycticorax nycticorax, Gavia immer, Pelecanus erythrorhynchos from the described area [details]
To Barcode of Life (53 barcodes) (from synonym Polymorphus brevis (Van Cleave, 1916) Travassos, 1926)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Polymorphus brevis (Van Cleave, 1916) Travassos, 1926)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Arhythmorhynchus brevis)
To GenBank (61 nucleotides; 56 proteins)
To GenBank (61 nucleotides; 56 proteins) (from synonym Polymorphus brevis (Van Cleave, 1916) Travassos, 1926)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Polymorphus brevis (Van Cleave, 1916) Travassos, 1926)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Arhythmorhynchus brevis)
To GenBank (61 nucleotides; 56 proteins)
To GenBank (61 nucleotides; 56 proteins) (from synonym Polymorphus brevis (Van Cleave, 1916) Travassos, 1926)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To ITIS
