Polymorphus

Not to be confused with the extinct mammal Polymorphis.

Polymorphus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Acanthocephala
Class: Palaeacanthocephala
Order: Polymorphida
Family: Polymorphidae
Genus: Polymorphus
Lühe, 1911
Synonyms

Hexaglandula Petrochenko, 1950

Polymorphus is a genus of obligate endoparasitic worms that belongs to the phylum Acanthocephala. There are currently 36 extant species within the genus Polymorphus characterized by their endoparasitic lifestyle, and red colouration 3.

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