A Redescription of Polymorphus obtusus Van Cleave, 1918 (Acanthocephala)
Document Type
Article
Publication Title
The Journal of Parasitology
Abstract
Van Cleave (1918) first described briefly the acanthocephalan, Polymorphus obtusus, from the water-turkey, Anhinga anhinga, and later (1925) identified as P. obtusus a specimen from the great blue heron, Ardea herodias. No subsequent de- scription of this species has been found. Fourteen acanthocephala identified as P. obtusus have been recovered from the intestine of the ruddy duck, Erismatura jamaicensis. Since the writer has observed a number of morphological details not included in Van Cleave's papers, it seems desirable to extend the description of this species.
DOI
https://doi.org/10.2307/3272763
Publication Date
8-1943
Recommended Citation
Ward, Helen L., "A Redescription of Polymorphus obtusus Van Cleave, 1918 (Acanthocephala)" (1943). Faculty Scholarship. 391.
https://digitalcommons.lindenwood.edu/faculty-research-papers/391