Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Subkingdom Eumetazoa > Phylum Acanthocephala > Class Palaeacanthocephala > Order Polymorphida > Family Polymorphidae > Genus Polymorphus

Polymorphus contortus (Bremser in Westrumb, 1821) Travassos, 1926

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

*Polymorphus*	Lühe, 1911	accepted genus name

Species group names

*Echinorhynchus contortus*	Bremser in Westrumb, 1821	objective 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	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	Song, Z.; Proctor, H. (2020). Application of DNA barcoding and morphometric analysis in differentiating cystacanths of Polymorphus species (Acanthocephala: Polymorphidae) from central Alberta, Canada. Parasitology Research.

Genbank

Citation

Gibson, D.; Wayland, M. (2025). World List of marine Acanthocephala. Polymorphus contortus (Bremser in Westrumb, 1821) Travassos, 1926. 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:100636

Dr. David Gibson. Polymorphus contortus (Bremser in Westrumb, 1821) Travassos, 1926. Accessed through: Fauna Europaea at https://portal.cybertaxonomy.org/fauna-europaea/cdm_dataportal/taxon/7c70ef35-6dd2-4e39-b89a-0a327392acad