WoRMS taxon details
Pomphorhynchus rocci Cordonnier & Ward, 1967
159727 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:159727)
accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh
Cordonnier, L. M.; Ward, H. L. (1967). Pomphorhynchus rocci sp. n. (Acanthocephala) from the Rock Bass, Roccus saxatilis. <em>The Journal of Parasitology.</em> 53(6): 1295-1297., available online at https://doi.org/10.2307/3276698 [details]
Distribution unknown; lack of study done on this group in the Bay of Fundy and surrounding waters
Distribution unknown; lack of study done on this group in the Bay of Fundy and surrounding waters [details]
Gibson, D.; Wayland, M. (2024). World List of marine Acanthocephala. Pomphorhynchus rocci Cordonnier & Ward, 1967. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=159727 on 2024-11-12
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original description
Cordonnier, L. M.; Ward, H. L. (1967). Pomphorhynchus rocci sp. n. (Acanthocephala) from the Rock Bass, Roccus saxatilis. <em>The Journal of Parasitology.</em> 53(6): 1295-1297., available online at https://doi.org/10.2307/3276698 [details]
basis of record Amin, O.M. 1998. Marine flora and fauna of the eastern United States: Acanthocephala. NOAA Technical Report NMFS 135. U.S. Department of Commerce. 27 p. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Gibson, D. I., Bray, R. A., & Harris, E. A. (Compilers). (2005). Host-Parasite Database of the Natural History Museum, London. <em>http://www.nhm.ac.uk/research-curation/scientific-resources/taxonomy-systematics/host-parasites/.</em> [details]
additional source Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). , available online at http://www.itis.gov [details]
redescription Arai, H. P. (1989). Guide to the Parasites of Fishes of Canada. Part III. Acanthocephala. L. Margolis and Z. Kabata (Eds). <em>Canadian Special Publication of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences.</em> 107: 1-90. [details]
basis of record Amin, O.M. 1998. Marine flora and fauna of the eastern United States: Acanthocephala. NOAA Technical Report NMFS 135. U.S. Department of Commerce. 27 p. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Gibson, D. I., Bray, R. A., & Harris, E. A. (Compilers). (2005). Host-Parasite Database of the Natural History Museum, London. <em>http://www.nhm.ac.uk/research-curation/scientific-resources/taxonomy-systematics/host-parasites/.</em> [details]
additional source Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). , available online at http://www.itis.gov [details]
redescription Arai, H. P. (1989). Guide to the Parasites of Fishes of Canada. Part III. Acanthocephala. L. Margolis and Z. Kabata (Eds). <em>Canadian Special Publication of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences.</em> 107: 1-90. [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Diet obligate intestinal parasites that lack their own digestive system. [details]Distribution unknown; lack of study done on this group in the Bay of Fundy and surrounding waters [details]
Habitat adults: vertebrate intestinal tracts [details]
Reproduction dioecious. Eggs are passed through the definitive vertebrate host and remain free in the environment until ingested by an intermediate host (Amphipoda, Isopoda, Copepoda, Ostracoda) where they hatch. [details]
remark definitive hosts include: Morone saxatilis, Paralichthys dentatus, Merluccius bilinearis, Pleuronectes putnami [details]
