Polymorphidae

 
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2013
2013
Phylogenetic relationship among genera of Polymorphidae (Acanthocephala), inferred from nuclear and mitochondrial gene sequences.
Acanthocephalans of the family Polymorphidae Meyer, 1931 are obligate endoparasites with complex life cycles. These worms use… (More)
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2012
2012
Assessing host-parasite specificity through coprological analysis: a case study with species of Corynosoma (Acanthocephala: Polymorphidae) from marine mammals.
In this paper we report an investigation of the utility of coprological analysis as an alternative technique to study parasite… (More)
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2011
2011
Erection of Ibirhynchus gen. nov. (Acanthocephala: Polymorphidae), based on molecular and morphological data.
The genus Southwellina is composed of 3 described species, i.e., S. hispida (the type species), S. dimorpha, and S. macracanthus… (More)
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2008
2008
Validating the systematic position of Profilicollis Meyer, 1931 and Hexaglandula Petrochenko, 1950 (Acanthocephala: Polymorphidae) using cytochrome c oxidase (Cox 1).
Members of the Polymorphidae (Acanthocephala) are distributed worldwide as endoparasites of marine mammals, fish-eating birds… (More)
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2006
2006
Status of Corynosoma (Acanthocephala: Polymorphidae) based on anatomical, ecological, and phylogenetic evidence, with the erection of Pseudocorynosoma n. gen.
The possession of genital spines has been considered as a key taxonomic trait to differentiate Corynosoma from other genera of… (More)
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2002
2002
Profilicollis novaezelandensis n. sp. (Polymorphidae) and two other acanthocephalan parasites from shore birds (Haematopodidae and Scolopacidae) in New Zealand, with records of two species in…
Profilicollis novaezelandensis n. sp. (Acanthocephala: Polymorphidae) is described from the South Island pied oystercatcher… (More)
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1999
1999
Polymorphus arctocephali Smales, 1986, a synonym of Corynosoma cetaceum Johnston & Best, 1942 (Acanthocephala: Polymorphidae)
Polymorphus arctocephali (Acanthocephala: Polymorphidae) was differentiated from P. cetaceum based on patterns in the trunk spine… (More)
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1998
1998
Morphological and biological notes on Polymorphus (Profilicollis) sphaerocephalus and Corynosoma stanleyi (Polymorphidae: Acanthocephala).
Polymorphus (Profilicollis) sphaerocephalus (Bremser in Rudolphi, 1819) Van Cleave, 1947 (Polymorphidae) cystacanths were… (More)
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1986
1986
Polymorphidae (Acanthocephala) from Australian mammals with descriptions of two new species
Corynosoma stanleyi n. sp. from Hydromys chrysogaster Geoffroy, 1804, in coastal Tasmania and Victoria, Australia, is described… (More)
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1975
1975
Andracantha, a new genus of Acanthocephala (Polymorphidae) from fish-eating birds, with descriptions of three species.
Problems in taxonomy of the Polymorphidae are discussed, with particular reference to trunk spines. Andracantha gen. n. is… (More)
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