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Polymorphus major Lundström, 1942

159722 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:159722)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia
  3. Acanthocephala
  4. Palaeacanthocephala
  5. Polymorphida
  6. Polymorphidae
  7. Polymorphus
  8. Polymorphus major
 unaccepted (Superseded combination)
Falsifilicollis major (Lundström, 1942) Yamaguti, 1963 accepted as Profilicollis major (Lundström, 1942) Khokhlova, 1974
Species
Polymorphus Lühe, 1911
marine
Lundström, A. (1942). Die Acanthocephalen Schwedens mit Ausnahme der Fischacanthocephalen von Süsswasserstandorten. <em>Akad. avh. Lund. Illustr (Doctoral dissertation).</em> [details] 
Gibson, D.; Wayland, M. (2021). World List of marine Acanthocephala. Polymorphus major Lundstr?m, 1942. Accessed through: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2021) European Register of Marine Species at: http://www.vliz.be/vmdcdata/narms/narms.php?p=taxdetails&id=159722 on 2026-10-04
NARMS (2026). Polymorphus major Lundström, 1942. Accessed at: https://vliz.be/vmdcdata/narms/narms.php?p=taxdetails&id=159722 on 2026-10-04
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2005-05-30 08:27:04Z
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Claus, Simon
2010-01-26 06:51:47Z
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Gibson, David
2020-06-08 12:22:32Z
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Gibson, David
2020-06-10 12:34:24Z
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Gibson, David

original description Lundström, A. (1942). Die Acanthocephalen Schwedens mit Ausnahme der Fischacanthocephalen von Süsswasserstandorten. <em>Akad. avh. Lund. Illustr (Doctoral dissertation).</em> [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 Golvan, Y.J. (1994). Nomenclature of the Acanthocephala. <em>Research and Reviews in Parasitology.</em> 54(3): 135-205. [details] Available for editors  PDF available

additional source Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). , available online at http://www.itis.gov [details] 
 
 Present  Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
   

Unreviewed
remark definitive hosts include: Melanitta deglandii, Aythya affinis, Bucephala albeola, A. valisineria. Juveniles were also found in Cancer irroratus in Maine. [details]
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