Bolbosoma
Sign in to saveBolbosoma is a genus in Acanthocephala (thorny-headed worms, also known as spiny-headed worms).
Species
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumAcanthocephala
- ClassPalaeacanthocephala
- OrderPolymorphida
- FamilyPolymorphidae
Habitatmarine, freshwater
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 37
- Family
- Polymorphidae
- Collections
- USNM, MSB, ANWC, CMN, GNM, NHMUK
- Recorded in
- United States, Canada, Argentina, Puerto Rico, Japan, Australia, Germany, Norway
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Polymorphidae
- Image
- Bolbosoma vasculosum.jpg
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- taxon name
- Bolbosoma
- taxon rank
- genus
- topic's main category
- Category:Bolbosoma
- Commons category
- Bolbosoma
- taxon author citation
- Porta, 1908
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Encyclopedic overview
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- Taxonomy
- Description
- Species
- Distribution
- Hosts
- Notes
- References
Bolbosoma is a genus in Acanthocephala (thorny-headed worms, also known as spiny-headed worms).
==Taxonomy== The genus was described by Porta in 1908. Phylogenetic analysis has been published on Bolbosoma species.
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