WoRMS name details
Echinocephalus oligocanthus Arya, 1977
1016544 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1016544)
unaccepted (Synonym; also listed as a species inquirenda.)
Species
marine
Not documented
Taxonomic remark The species of Echinocephalus described solely from larvae should also be considered as species inquirendae or species...
Taxonomy Listed as a species inquirenda.
Taxonomic remark The species of Echinocephalus described solely from larvae should also be considered as species inquirendae or species dubiae, because the morphology of larvae is considerably different from that of conspecific adults and, therefore, any interspecific comparison based on morphology is impossible. [details]
Taxonomy Listed as a species inquirenda.
Taxonomy Listed as a species inquirenda. [details]
Nemys eds. (2025). Nemys: World Database of Nematodes. Echinocephalus oligocanthus Arya, 1977. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1016544 on 2025-05-14
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Nomenclature
basis of record
Gibson, D. I., Bray, R. A., & Harris, E. A. (Compilers). (2005). Host-Parasite Database of the Natural History Museum, London. <em>http://www.nhm.ac.uk/research-curation/scientific-resources/taxonomy-systematics/host-parasites/.</em> [details]
Taxonomy
taxonomy source
Moravec, F.; Justine, J.-L. (2021). Echinocephalus inserratus sp. n. (Nematoda: Gnathostomatidae) from the stingray Pastinachus ater (Dasyatidae) and new records of congeneric and some other nematode larvae from teleost fishes off New Caledonia. <em>Folia Parasitologica.</em> 68., available online at https://doi.org/10.14411/fp.2021.014 [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Taxonomic remark The species of Echinocephalus described solely from larvae should also be considered as species inquirendae or species dubiae, because the morphology of larvae is considerably different from that of conspecific adults and, therefore, any interspecific comparison based on morphology is impossible. [details]Taxonomy Listed as a species inquirenda. [details]
