Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Subkingdom Eumetazoa > Phylum Acanthocephala > Class Palaeacanthocephala > Order Echinorhynchida > Family Echinorhynchidae > Subfamily Echinorhynchinae > Genus Echinorhynchus

Echinorhynchus bothniensis Zdzitowiecki & Valtonen, 1987

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

*Echinorhynchus*	Zoega in Müller, 1776	accepted genus name
*Metechinorhynchus*	Petrochenko, 1956	synonym

Literature

original description	Zdzitowiecki, K. and Valtonen, E.T. (1987). Description of Echinorhynchus bothniensis sp. n. (Acanthocephala), a parasite of smelt Osmerus eperlanus L. in Bothnian Bay. Acta Parasitologica Polonica. 32: 233-238.
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	Wayland, M. (2013). Morphological variation in Echinorhynchus truttae Schrank, 1788 and the E. bothniensis Zdzitowiecki & Valtonen, 1987 species complex from freshwater fishes of northern Europe. Biodiversity Data Journal. 1: e975.
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.

Genbank

Citation

Gibson, D.; Wayland, M. (2025). World List of marine Acanthocephala. Echinorhynchus bothniensis Zdzitowiecki & Valtonen, 1987. 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:100595

Dr. David Gibson. Echinorhynchus bothniensis Zdzitowiecki & Valtonen, 1987. Accessed through: Fauna Europaea at https://portal.cybertaxonomy.org/fauna-europaea/cdm_dataportal/taxon/825233d2-e65f-4479-bf30-63cc9f077eb4