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

Polymorphus Lühe, 1911

Rank: Genus
Taxon Status: accepted

Children

Polymorphus actuganensis Petrochenko, 1949
Polymorphus cincli Belopolskaya, 1958
Polymorphus contortus (Bremser in Westrumb, 1821) Travassos, 1926
Polymorphus corynoides Skrjabin, 1913
Polymorphus diploinflatus Lundstrom, 1942
Polymorphus magnus Skrjabin, 1913
Polymorphus marchii (Porta, 1910)
Polymorphus meyeri Lundstrom, 1942
Polymorphus minutus (Zeder, 1800) Lühe, 1911
Polymorphus phippsi Kostylev, 1922
Polymorphus striatus (Goeze, 1782)
Polymorphus strumosoides Lundstrom, 1942

Literature

basis of record	The Zoological Record: records of zoological literature relating chiefly to the year. Zoological Society of London City: London, UK.
additional source	Shiel, R.; Smales, L.; Sterrer, W.; Duggan, I.C.; Pichelin, S.; Green, J.D. (2009). Phylum Gnathifera: lesser jaw worms, rotifers, thorny-headed worms, in: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 1. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia. pp. 137-158.
redescription	Naidu, K. V. (2012). Fauna of India and the adjacent countries - Acanthocephala. Zoological Survey of India, Kolkata. 638 pp.
taxonomy source	Amin, O. M. (1992). REVIEW OF THE GENUS POLYMORPHUS LUHE, 1911 (ACANTHOCEPHALA:POLYMORPHIDAE), WITH THE SYNONYMIZATION OF HEXAGLANDULA PETROCHENKO, 1950, AND SUBCORYNOSOMA HOKLOVA, 1967, AND A KEY TO THE SPECIES. Qatar Univ. Sci. J. 12: 115- 123.
identification resource	Amin, O. M. (1992). REVIEW OF THE GENUS POLYMORPHUS LUHE, 1911 (ACANTHOCEPHALA:POLYMORPHIDAE), WITH THE SYNONYMIZATION OF HEXAGLANDULA PETROCHENKO, 1950, AND SUBCORYNOSOMA HOKLOVA, 1967, AND A KEY TO THE SPECIES. Qatar Univ. Sci. J. 12: 115- 123.
identification resource	Schmidt, G D. (1965). Polymorphus swartzi sp. n., and Other Acanthocephala of Alaskan Ducks. Journal of Parasitology. 51,5), 809-813.

Genbank

Citation

Gibson, D.; Wayland, M. (2025). World List of marine Acanthocephala. Polymorphus 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:20391

Dr. David Gibson. Polymorphus Lühe, 1911. Accessed through: Fauna Europaea at https://portal.cybertaxonomy.org/fauna-europaea/cdm_dataportal/taxon/24bdeba9-6ec8-43dc-ba79-4c6d14f80815