WoRMS taxon details
Polymorphidae Meyer, 1931
- Genus Andracantha Schmidt, 1975
- Genus Arhythmorhynchus Lühe, 1911
- Genus Bolbosoma Porta, 1908
- Genus Corynosoma Lühe, 1904
- Genus Filicollis Lühe, 1911
- Genus Hexaglandula Petrochenko, 1950
- Genus Ibirhynchus Garcia-Varela, Pérez-Ponce de León, Aznar & Nadler, 2011
- Genus Neoandracantha Amin & Heckmann, 2017
- Genus Polymorphus Lühe, 1911
- Genus Profilicollis Meyer, 1931
- Genus Southwellina Witenberg, 1932
- Genus Tenuisoma Presswell, Bennett & Smales, 2020
- Genus Bolborhynchus Porta, 1906 accepted as Bolbosoma Porta, 1908 (Pre-occupied)
- Genus Falsifilicollis Webster, 1948 accepted as Profilicollis Meyer, 1931 (Synonym )
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Not documented
Gibson, D.; Wayland, M. (2026). World List of marine Acanthocephala. Polymorphidae Meyer, 1931. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=20307 on 2026-05-30
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Nomenclature
basis of record
Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). , available online at http://www.itis.gov [details]
Taxonomy
taxonomy source
Presswell, B.; Bennett, J. D. L.; Smales, L. R. (2020). Morphological and molecular characterisation of a new genus and species of acanthocephalan, Tenuisoma tarapungi n. g., n. sp. (Acanthocephala: Polymorphidae) infecting red-billed gulls in New Zealand, with a key to the genera of the Polymorphidae Meyer, 1931. <em>Systematic Parasitology.</em> , available online at https://doi.org/10.1007/s11230-019-09898-0 [details]
Identification resource
identification resource
Rothman, G. K.; et al. (2024). Morphological description and molecular characterization of Heterospinus mccordi n. gen. n. sp. (Acanthocephala: Polymorphidae) from cystacanths infecting a non‑native crayfish host, Procambarus clarkii (Decapoda: Cambaridae), in South Carolina,. <em>Systematic Parasitology.</em> 102 (2025):11., available online at https://doi.org/10.1007/s11230-024-10195-8 [details]
identification resource Schmidt, G. D. (1973). Resurrection of Southwellina Witenber, 1932, with a description of Southwellina dimorpha n. sp. and a key to the genera in Polymorphidae (Acanthocephala). <em>Journal of Parasitology.</em> 59(2), 299-305., available online at https://doi.org/10.2307/3278821 [details]
identification resource Presswell, B.; Bennett, J. D. L.; Smales, L. R. (2020). Morphological and molecular characterisation of a new genus and species of acanthocephalan, Tenuisoma tarapungi n. g., n. sp. (Acanthocephala: Polymorphidae) infecting red-billed gulls in New Zealand, with a key to the genera of the Polymorphidae Meyer, 1931. <em>Systematic Parasitology.</em> , available online at https://doi.org/10.1007/s11230-019-09898-0 [details]
identification resource Schmidt, G. D. (1973). Resurrection of Southwellina Witenber, 1932, with a description of Southwellina dimorpha n. sp. and a key to the genera in Polymorphidae (Acanthocephala). <em>Journal of Parasitology.</em> 59(2), 299-305., available online at https://doi.org/10.2307/3278821 [details]
identification resource Presswell, B.; Bennett, J. D. L.; Smales, L. R. (2020). Morphological and molecular characterisation of a new genus and species of acanthocephalan, Tenuisoma tarapungi n. g., n. sp. (Acanthocephala: Polymorphidae) infecting red-billed gulls in New Zealand, with a key to the genera of the Polymorphidae Meyer, 1931. <em>Systematic Parasitology.</em> , available online at https://doi.org/10.1007/s11230-019-09898-0 [details]
Other
context source (PeRMS)
Iannacone, J., Alvarino, L. (2009). Quantitative aspects on the parasite fauna of Anisotremus scapularis (Tschudi) (Osteichthyes, Haemulidae) captured during artisanal fishery at Chorrillos, Lima, Peru. <em>Revista Ibero-Latinoamericana de Parasitologia.</em> 1: 56–64. [details]
additional source Ru, S.-S.; Yang, R.-J.; Chen, H.-X.; Kuzmina, T. A.; Spraker, T. R.; Li, L. (2022). Morphology, molecular characterization and phylogeny of Bolbosoma nipponicum Yamaguti, 1939 (Acanthocephala: Polymorphidae), a potential zoonotic parasite of human acanthocephaliasis. <em>International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife.</em> 18: 212-220., available online at https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijppaw.2022.06.003 [details]
additional source Ru, S.-S.; Yang, R.-J.; Chen, H.-X.; Kuzmina, T. A.; Spraker, T. R.; Li, L. (2022). Morphology, molecular characterization and phylogeny of Bolbosoma nipponicum Yamaguti, 1939 (Acanthocephala: Polymorphidae), a potential zoonotic parasite of human acanthocephaliasis. <em>International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife.</em> 18: 212-220., available online at https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijppaw.2022.06.003 [details]
