MarBEF Data System - ERMS - Neoechinorhynchidae Ward, 1917

ERMS taxon details

Neoechinorhynchidae Ward, 1917

AphiaID

20347 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:20347)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Family

Type taxon

Neoechinorhynchus Hamann in Stiles & Hassall, 1905

Parent

Neoechinorhynchida

Direct children (4)

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Subfamily Atactorhynchinae Petrochenko, 1956
1. Genus Floridosentis Ward, 1953
Subfamily Neoechinorhynchinae Ward, 1917
1. Genus Neoechinorhynchus Hamann in Stiles & Hassall, 1905

Environment

marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial

Original description

Not documented

Taxonomic citation

Gibson, D.; Wayland, M. (2021). World List of marine Acanthocephala. Neoechinorhynchidae Ward, 1917. Accessed through: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2021) European Register of Marine Species at: http://www.vliz.be/vmdcdata/narms/narms.php?p=taxdetails&id=20347 on 2026-10-15

Regional species database citation

Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2026). European Register of Marine Species. Neoechinorhynchidae Ward, 1917. Accessed at: https://www.marbef.org/data/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=20347 on 2026-10-15

Taxonomic edit history

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2004-12-21 15:54:05Z

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2010-01-25 16:31:33Z

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Gibson, David

2017-04-07 18:28:33Z

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Gibson, David

2020-05-04 14:29:29Z

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Gibson, David

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taxonomy source Reyda, F. B.; Bulmer, E. A.; Curtin, C. E.; Fleming, M. B.; Mendez, G. A.; Mullin, B. R.; Pember, J. S.; Picozzi, T. F.; Sawickij, K. D.; Whitcomb, H. G.; Doolin, M. L. (2026). Extensive Surveys of 23 Neoechinorhynchid Fish Acanthocephalans at Their Type Localities. Comparative Parasitology. 93(2): 38-64., available online at https://doi.org/10.1654/copa-d-25-00007 [details]

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

identification resource Luna, M. D.; Olivera, L. A.; Barton, D. P.; García-Barrios, R. (2025). Adult Thorny-Headed Worm (Acanthocephala) Parasites of North American Herpetofauna: Checklist of Species and Identification Key to Families and Genera. Journal of Parasitology. 111(3)., available online at https://doi.org/10.1645/24-30 [details]

identification resource Tripathi, Y. R. (1959 (1956)). Studies on parasites of Indian fishes. V. Acanthocephala. Records of the Zoological Survey of India. 54(1-2), 61-99.
note: Key to genera. [details] Available for editors

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