WoRMS taxon details
Leptorhynchoides polycristatus Amin, Heckmann, Halajian, El-Naggar & Tavakol, 2013
743451 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:743451)
accepted
Species
marine
Amin, O.M.; Heckmann, R.A.; Halajian, A.; El-Naggar, A.M.; Tavakol, S. (2013). The description and histopathology of Leptorhynchoides polycristatus n. sp. (Acanthocephala: Rhadinorhynchidae) from sturgeons, Acipenser spp. (Actinopterygii: Acipenseridae) in the Caspian Sea, Iran, with emendation of the generic diagnosis. Parasitology Research, 112(11), 3873-3882., available online at https://doi.org/10.1007/s00436-013-3576-z [details]
Gibson, D.; Wayland, M. (2026). World List of marine Acanthocephala. Leptorhynchoides polycristatus Amin, Heckmann, Halajian, El-Naggar & Tavakol, 2013. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=743451 on 2026-03-16
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Nomenclature
original description
Amin, O.M.; Heckmann, R.A.; Halajian, A.; El-Naggar, A.M.; Tavakol, S. (2013). The description and histopathology of Leptorhynchoides polycristatus n. sp. (Acanthocephala: Rhadinorhynchidae) from sturgeons, Acipenser spp. (Actinopterygii: Acipenseridae) in the Caspian Sea, Iran, with emendation of the generic diagnosis. Parasitology Research, 112(11), 3873-3882., available online at https://doi.org/10.1007/s00436-013-3576-z [details]
Other
additional source
Tavakol, S.; Amin, O. M.; Luus-Powell, W. J.; Halajian, A. (2015). The acanthocephalan fauna of Iran, a check list. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 4033(2): 237., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4033.2.3 [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
