Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Subkingdom Eumetazoa > Phylum Acanthocephala > Class Palaeacanthocephala > Order Polymorphida > Family Polymorphidae > Genus Bolbosoma

Bolbosoma capitatum (von Linstow, 1880) Porta, 1908

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

*Bolbosoma*	Porta, 1908	accepted genus name

Species group names

*Bolbosoma physeteris*	Gubanov, 1952	synonym
*Echinorhynchus capitatus*	von Linstow, 1880	synonym

Literature

basis of record	Gibson, D.I. (2001). Acanthocephala, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 176-177
additional source	Brunel, P., L. Bosse & G. Lamarche. (1998). Catalogue of the marine invertebrates of the estuary and Gulf of St. Lawrence. Canadian Special Publication of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, 126. 405 pp.
additional source	Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).
additional source	Lehnert, K.; Poulin, R.; Presswell, B. (2019). Checklist of marine mammal parasites in New Zealand and Australian waters. Journal of Helminthology. 93(06): 649-676.
additional source	Baylis, H. A. (1929). Parasitic Nematoda and Acanthocephala collected in 1925-1927. Discovery Rep. 1 : 541-560.
additional source	Costello, M.J., C. Emblow & R. White (EdS.). (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50. Muséum national d'Histoire Naturelle: Paris, France. 463 pp.
additional source	Golvan, Y.J. (1994). Nomenclature of the Acanthocephala. Research and Reviews in Parasitology. 54(3): 135-205.

Genbank

Citation

Gibson, D.; Wayland, M. (2025). World List of marine Acanthocephala. Bolbosoma capitatum (von Linstow, 1880) Porta, 1908. Via: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvantidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2011) European Register of Marine Species, Accessed through PESI at http://www.eu-nomen.eu/portal/taxon.php?GUID=urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:100605