Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Subkingdom Eumetazoa > Phylum Acanthocephala > Class Eoacanthocephala > Order Neoechinorhynchida > Family Neoechinorhynchidae > Subfamily Neoechinorhynchinae > Genus Neoechinorhynchus > Subgenus Neoechinorhynchus (Neoechinorhynchus)

Neoechinorhynchus (Neoechinorhynchus) agilis (Rudolphi, 1819) Van Cleave, 1916

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

*Neoechinorhynchus*	Hamann in Stiles & Hassall, 1905	accepted genus name
*Neorhynchus*	Hamann, 1892	generic synonym

Species group names

*Echinorhynchus agilis*	Rudolphi, 1819	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	Golvan, Y.J. (1994). Nomenclature of the Acanthocephala. Research and Reviews in Parasitology. 54(3): 135-205.
additional source	Bhattacharya, S.B. (2007). Handbook on Indian Acanthocephala. Editorial: ZSI, Kolkata, 2007 ISBN 10: 8181711386 / ISBN 13: 9788181711380.
additional source	Gibson, D. I., Bray, R. A., & Harris, E. A. (Compilers). (2005). Host-Parasite Database of the Natural History Museum, London. http://www.nhm.ac.uk/research-curation/scientific-resources/taxonomy-systematics/host-parasites/.
additional source	De Benedetto, G.; Capparucci, F.; Natale, S.; Savoca, S.; Riolo, K.; Gervasi, C.; Albano, M.; Giannetto, A.; Gaglio, G.; Iaria, C. (2023). Morphological and Molecular Identification of Mullet Helminth Parasite Fauna from Ganzirri Lagoon (Sicily, Southern Italy). Animals. 13(5): 847.
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	Jmii Chine, H.; Nachev, M.; Sures, B.; Gargouri, L. (2021). Trace element assessment in Neoechinorhynchus agilis (Rudolphi, 1918) (Acanthocephala: Neoechinorhynchidae) and its fish hosts, Mugil cephalus (Linnaeus, 1758) and Chelon ramada (Risso, 1827) from Ichkeul Lagoon, Tunisia. Journal of Helminthology. 95.
redescription	Saleh, R.; Abdel-Gaber, R.; Bakr, L.; Maher, S.; El-mallah, A.; Ismail, H. (2020). Microscopic studies of Neoechinorhynchus agilis (Acanthocephala: Neoechinorhynchidae) infecting the Thinlip mullet Liza ramada (Mugilidae). The Egyptian Journal of Aquatic Research.
redescription	Tkach, I. V.; Sarabeev, V. L.; Shvetsova, L. S. (2014). Taxonomic Status of Neoechinorhynchus Agilis (Acanthocephala, Neoechinorhynchidae), with a Description of two New Species of the Genus from the Atlantic and Pacific Mullets (Teleostei, Mugilidae). Vestnik Zoologii. 48(4), 291–306.

Genbank

Citation

Gibson, D.; Wayland, M. (2025). World List of marine Acanthocephala. Neoechinorhynchus (Neoechinorhynchus) agilis (Rudolphi, 1819) Van Cleave, 1916. 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:100624