North Atlantic Register of Marine Species (NARMS)

NARMS taxon details

Polymorphus Lühe, 1911

AphiaID

20391 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:20391)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Parent

Polymorphidae Meyer, 1931

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Species Polymorphus acutis Van Cleave & Starrett, 1940
Species Polymorphus contortus (Bremser in Westrumb, 1821) Travassos, 1926
Species Polymorphus magnus Skrjabin, 1913
Species Polymorphus minutus (Zeder, 1800) Lühe, 1911
Species Polymorphus trochus Van Cleave, 1945
Species Polymorphus altmani (Perry, 1942) accepted as Profilicollis altmani (Perry, 1942) Van Cleave, 1947 (Superseded combination)
Species Polymorphus botulus (Van Cleave, 1916) Van Cleave, 1937 accepted as Profilicollis botulus (Van Cleave, 1916) Meyer, 1931 (Superseded combination)
Species Polymorphus kenti Van Cleave, 1947 accepted as Falsifilicollis kenti (Van Cleave, 1947) Yamaguti, 1963 accepted as Profilicollis kenti (Van Cleave, 1947) Khokhlova, 1974 accepted as Profilicollis altmani (Perry, 1942) Van Cleave, 1947 (Superseded combination)
Species Polymorphus major Lundström, 1942 accepted as Falsifilicollis major (Lundström, 1942) Yamaguti, 1963 accepted as Profilicollis major (Lundström, 1942) Khokhlova, 1974 (Superseded combination)

Environment

marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial

Grammatical gender

masculine

Original description

Not documented

Taxonomic citation

Gibson, D.; Wayland, M. (2021). World List of marine Acanthocephala. Polymorphus Lühe, 1911. Accessed through: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2021) European Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marbef.org/data/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=20391 on 2026-08-21

Regional species database citation

Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2026). European Register of Marine Species. Polymorphus Lühe, 1911. Accessed at: https://vliz.be/vmdcdata/narms/narms.php?p=taxdetails&id=20391 on 2026-08-21

Taxonomic edit history

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2004-12-21 15:54:05Z

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taxonomy source Amin, O. M. (1992). REVIEW OF THE GENUS POLYMORPHUS LUHE, 1911 (ACANTHOCEPHALA:POLYMORPHIDAE), WITH THE SYNONYMIZATION OF HEXAGLANDULA PETROCHENKO, 1950, AND SUBCORYNOSOMA HOKLOVA, 1967, AND A KEY TO THE SPECIES. Qatar Univ. Sci. J. 12: 115- 123. [details]

taxonomy source Diumina, A. V.; Galaktionov, K. V.; Atrashkevich, G. I. (2024). Phylogenetic position of Polymorphus phippsi Kostylew, 1922 and Polymorphus magnus Skrjabin, 1913 (Palaeacanthocephala, Polymorphidae) ascertained on the basis of molecular data. ?????????????. 58(1): 56-63., available online at https://doi.org/10.31857/s0031184724010058 [details]

basis of record The Zoological Record: records of zoological literature relating chiefly to the year. Zoological Society of London City: London, UK. (look up in IMIS) [details]

additional source Shiel, R.; Smales, L.; Sterrer, W.; Duggan, I.C.; Pichelin, S.; Green, J.D. (2009). Phylum Gnathifera: lesser jaw worms, rotifers, thorny-headed worms, in: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 1. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia. pp. 137-158. [details]

redescription Naidu, K. V. (2012). Fauna of India and the adjacent countries - Acanthocephala. Zoological Survey of India, Kolkata. 638 pp. [details]

identification resource Amin, O. M. (1992). REVIEW OF THE GENUS POLYMORPHUS LUHE, 1911 (ACANTHOCEPHALA:POLYMORPHIDAE), WITH THE SYNONYMIZATION OF HEXAGLANDULA PETROCHENKO, 1950, AND SUBCORYNOSOMA HOKLOVA, 1967, AND A KEY TO THE SPECIES. Qatar Univ. Sci. J. 12: 115- 123. [details]

identification resource Schmidt, G D. (1965). Polymorphus swartzi sp. n., and Other Acanthocephala of Alaskan Ducks. Journal of Parasitology. 51,5), 809-813., available online at https://doi.org/10.2307/3276165 [details]

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