MarBEF Data System - ERMS - Echinorhynchida

ERMS taxon details

Echinorhynchida

AphiaID

20286 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:20286)

Classification

Authority

Southwell & Macfie, 1925

Status

accepted

Rank

Order

Parent

Palaeacanthocephala

Direct children (11)

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Family Arhythmacanthidae Yamaguti, 1935
Family Cavisomatidae Van Cleave, 1931
Family Diplosentidae Meyer, 1932
Family Echinorhynchidae Cobbold, 1879
Family Heteracanthocephalidae Petrochenko, 1956
Family Isthmosacanthidae Smales, 2012
Family Leptorhynchoididae Witenberg, 1932
Family Paracanthocephalidae Golvan, 1960
Family Pomphorhynchidae Yamaguti, 1939
Family Rhadinorhynchidae Lühe, 1912
Family Illiosentidae Golvan, 1960 accepted as Leptorhynchoididae Witenberg, 1932 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)

Environment

marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial

Original description

Not documented

Taxonomic citation

Gibson, D.; Wayland, M. (2025). World List of marine Acanthocephala. Echinorhynchida. Accessed through: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2025) European Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marbef.org/data/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=20286 on 2026-01-20

Regional species database citation

Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2026). European Register of Marine Species. Echinorhynchida. Accessed at: http://www.marbef.org/data/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=20286 on 2026-01-20

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2004-12-21 15:54:05Z

created

db_admin

2010-01-25 16:31:33Z

checked

Gibson, David

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context source (PeRMS) Luque, J.L., C. Cruces, J. Chero, F. Paschoal, P.V. Alves, A.C. Silva, L. Sanchez & J. Iannacone. (2016). Lista de verificación de los metazoos parásitos de peces de Perú. [Checklist of metazoan parasites of fishes from Peru.]. <em>Neotropical Helminthology.</em> 10(2):301-375. [details] Available for editors

basis of record Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). , available online at http://www.itis.gov [details]

Definitions

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To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Echinorhynchida)
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