Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Subkingdom Eumetazoa > Phylum Acanthocephala > Class Palaeacanthocephala > Order Echinorhynchida > Family Paracanthocephalidae > Genus Acanthocephalus

Acanthocephalus anguillae (Müller, 1780) Lühe, 1911

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

*Acanthocephalus*	Koelreuther, 1771	accepted genus name
*Paracanthocephalus*	Achmerov & Dombrowskaja-Achmerova, 1941	generic synonym
*Pseudoechinorhynchus*	Petrochenko, 1956	generic synonym

Species group names

*Echinorhynchus globulosus*	Rudolphi, 1802	subjective synonym
*Echinorhynchus anguillae*	Müller, 1780	synonym

Literature

basis of record	Gibson, D.I. (2001). Acanthocephala, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 176-177
additional source	Sokolov, S. G.; Reshetnikov, A. N. (2020). A checklist of parasites of non‐native populations of the fish rotan Perccottus glenii (Odontobutidae): Communication II. Journal of Applied Ichthyology.
additional source	Bauer, O. N.; Skrjabin, E. S. (1987). Class Acanthocephala. In: Keys to the parasites of freshwater fishes of the fauna of the USSR. Vol. 3: 312-339. (In Russian).
additional source	Orosová, M.; Marková, A. (2024). Chromosomal mapping of 5S rDNA in two species of the genus Acanthocephalus (Echinorhynchida). Parasitology Research. 123(10).
additional source	Costello, M.J., C. Emblow & R. White (EdS.). (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50. Muséum national d'Histoire Naturelle: Paris, France. 463 pp.
additional source	Orosová, M.; Marková, A.; Zrzavá, M.; Marec, F.; Oros, M. (2023). Chromosome analysis and the occurrence of B chromosomes in fish parasite Acanthocephalus anguillae (Palaeacanthocephala: Echinorhynchida). Parasite. 30: 44.

Genbank

Citation

Gibson, D.; Wayland, M. (2025). World List of marine Acanthocephala. Acanthocephalus anguillae (Müller, 1780) Lühe, 1911. Via: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvantidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2011) European Register of Marine Species, Accessed through PESI at http://www.eu-nomen.eu/portal/taxon.php?GUID=urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:100585

Dr. David Gibson. Acanthocephalus anguillae (Müller, 1780) Lühe, 1911. Accessed through: Fauna Europaea at https://portal.cybertaxonomy.org/fauna-europaea/cdm_dataportal/taxon/1dfa531a-2795-4e89-8477-c472bc66cf66