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

Leptorhynchoides plagicephalus (Westrumb, 1821) Kostylew, 1924

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

*Leptorhynchoides*	Kostylev, 1924	accepted genus name

Species group names

*Echinorhynchus plagicephalus*	Westrumb, 1821	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	Tavakol, S.; Amin, O. M.; Luus-Powell, W. J.; Halajian, A. (2015). The acanthocephalan fauna of Iran, a check list. Zootaxa. 4033(2): 237.
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	Golvan, Y.J. (1994). Nomenclature of the Acanthocephala. Research and Reviews in Parasitology. 54(3): 135-205.
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. Leptorhynchoides plagicephalus (Westrumb, 1821) Kostylew, 1924. 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:100621

Dr. David Gibson. Leptorhynchoides plagicephalus (Westrumb, 1821) Kostylew, 1924. Accessed through: Fauna Europaea at https://portal.cybertaxonomy.org/fauna-europaea/cdm_dataportal/taxon/dacb076d-fbfd-4c02-8b76-3c4c834a7070