Polymorphus

Polymorphus is a genus of obligate endoparasitic worms that belongs to the phylum Acanthocephala. There are currently 36 extant species within the genus Polymorphus characterized by their endoparasitic lifestyle, and red colouration 3.

Polymorphus is a genus of obligate endoparasitic worms that belongs to the phylum Acanthocephala. There are currently 36 extant species within the genus Polymorphus characterized by their endoparasitic lifestyle, and red colouration 3. ==Species== Polymorphus actuganensis Petrochenko, 1949 Polymorphus acutis Van Cleave and Starrett, 1940 Polymorphus arctocephali Smales, 1986 Polymorphus ariusis (Bilqees, 1971) Polymorphus biziurae Johnston and Edmonds, 1948 Polymorphus boschadis (Schrank, 1788) Polymorphus brevis (Van Cleave, 1916) Polymorphus chongqingensis Liu, Zhang and Zhang, 1990 Polymorphus cincli Belopolskaya, 1959 Polymorphus contortus (Bremser in Westrumb, 1821) Polymorphus corynoides Skrjabin, 1913 Polymorphus corynosoma Travassos, 1915 Polymorphus crassus Van Cleave, 1924 Polymorphus cucullatus Van Cleave and Starrett, 1940 Polymorphus diploinflatus Lundström, 1942 Polymorphus fatimaae Khan, Dharejo, Birmani and Bilqees, 2008 Polymorphus fulicai Birmani, Dharejo and Khan, 2011 Polymorphus gavii Hokhlova, 1965 Polymorphus inermis Travassos, 1923 Polymorphus karachiensis (Bilqees, 1971) Polymorphus kostylewi Petrochenko, 1949 Polymorphus magnus Skrjabin, 1913 Polymorphus marchii (Porta, 1910) Polymorphus marilis Van Cleave, 1939 Polymorphus mathevossianae Petrochenko, 1949 Polymorphus meyeri Lundström, 1942 Polymorphus miniatus (von Linstow, 1896) Polymorphus minutus (Goeze, 1782) Polymorphus mohiuddini Muti-ur-Rahman, Khan, Bilqees and Khatoon, 2008 Polymorphus mutabilis (Rudolphi, 1819) Polymorphus nickoli Khan and Bilqees, 1998 Polymorphus obtusus Van Cleave, 1918 Polymorphus paradoxus Connell and Corner, 1957 Polymorphus paucihamatus Heinze, 1936 Polymorphus phippsi Kostylew, 1922 Polymorphus piriformis (Bremser in Rudolphi, 1819) Polymorphus pupa (von Linstow, 1905) Polymorphus sichuanensis Wang and Zhang, 1987 Polymorphus sindensis Khan, Ghazi and Bilqees, 2002 Polymorphus spindlatus Amin and Heckmann, 1991 Polymorphus striatus (Goeze, 1782) Polymorphus strumosoides Lundström, 1942 Polymorphus swartzi Schmidt, 1965 Polymorphus trochus Van Cleave, 1945 ==References== García-Varela M, Pérez-Ponce de León G, Aznar FJ, Nadler SA. 2013. Phylogenetic relationship among genera of Polymorphidae (Acanthocephala), inferred from nuclear and mitochondrial gene sequences. Mol Phylogenet Evol. 68(2):176–184. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2013.03.029. ‌Garey JR, Near TJ, Nonnemacher MR, Nadler SA. 1996. Molecular evidence for Acanthocephala as a subtaxon of Rotifera. J Mol Evol. 43(3):287–292. doi:10.1007/BF02338837. ‌Bethel WM, Holmes JC. 1973. Altered Evasive Behavior and Responses to Light in Amphipods Harboring Acanthocephalan Cystacanths. The J Parasitol. 59(6):945. doi:10.2307/3278623. Presswell B, Bennett J. Description and molecular data for a new acanthocephalan parasite, Polymorphus circi n. sp. (Polymorphidae) from the Australasian harrier (Circus approximans Peale) in New Zealand. Syst Parasitol. 2023;100(6):725-733. doi:10.1007/s11230-023-10120-5 William M. Bethel and John C. Holmes. 1977. Increased vulnerability of amphipods to predation owing to altered behavior induced by larval acanthocephalans. Canadian Journal of Zoology. 55(1): 110-115. https://doi.org/10.1139/z77-013 McAllister CT. 2012. Acanthocephalans. Encyclopedia of Arkansas. https://encyclopediaofarkansas.net/entries/acanthocephalans-8362/

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