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WoRMS taxon details
original description
Cordonnier, L. M.; Ward, H. L. (1967). Pomphorhynchus rocci sp. n. (Acanthocephala) from the Rock Bass, Roccus saxatilis. <em>The Journal of Parasitology.</em> 53(6): 1295-1297., available online at https://doi.org/10.2307/3276698 [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]
additional source
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]
additional source
Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). , available online at http://www.itis.gov [details]
redescription
Arai, H. P. (1989). Guide to the Parasites of Fishes of Canada. Part III. Acanthocephala. L. Margolis and Z. Kabata (Eds). <em>Canadian Special Publication of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences.</em> 107: 1-90. [details]
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. Eggs are passed through the definitive vertebrate host and remain free in the environment until ingested by an intermediate host (Amphipoda, Isopoda, Copepoda, Ostracoda) where they hatch. [details]
remark definitive hosts include: Morone saxatilis, Paralichthys dentatus, Merluccius bilinearis, Pleuronectes putnami [details]
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