Polymorphidae Meyer, 1931

Santos, Cláudia P., Gibson, David I., Tavares, Luiz E. R. & Luque, José L., 2008, Checklist of Acanthocephala associated with the fishes of Brazil, Zootaxa 1938, pp. 1-22 : 6-7

Family Polymorphidae Meyer, 1931

Bolbosoma sp.—larva

Host and habitat: Scomber japonicus ( MAR), Merluccius hubbsi (new host record) ( MAR)

Locality: Off Rio de Janeiro

Reference: Rêgo and Santos ( 1983)

Corynosoma australe Johnston, 1937 —larva

Hosts and habitat: Centropomus undecimalis ( MAR), Cephalopholis fulva ( MAR), Cynoscion guatucupa ( MAR), Diapterus rhombeus ( MAR), Galeorhinus galeus ( MAR), Genypterus brasiliensis ( MAR), Hexanchus griseus ( MAR), Menticirrhus americanus ( MAR), Micropogonias furnieri ( MAR), Mullus argentinae ( MAR), Paralichthys isosceles ( MAR), Pomatomus saltatrix ( MAR), Prionotus punctatus ( MAR), Scomber japonicus ( MAR), Squalus megalops ( MAR), Squatina sp. ( MAR)

Localities: Off Rio de Janeiro, off Rio Grande do Sul, off Paraná

References: Pereira and Neves ( 1993), Luque and Chaves ( 1999), Alves and Luque ( 1999, 2000, 2001 a, b), Knoff et al. ( 2001), Abdallah et al. ( 2002), Luque et al. ( 2002), Alves et al. ( 2002 a, b, 2003), Sabas and Luque ( 2003), Tavares and Luque ( 2004 b), Luque and Poulin ( 2004), Timi et al. ( 2005), Bicudo et al. ( 2005), Oliva et al. ( 2008)

Corynosoma sp.—larva

Hosts and habitat: Euthynnus alletteratus ( MAR), Galeorhinus galeus ( MAR), Hexanchus griseus ( MAR), Merluccius hubbsi (MAR—new record), Micropogonias furnieri ( MAR), Pagrus pagrus ( MAR), Pomatomus saltatrix ( MAR), Sarda sarda ( MAR), Scomber japonicus ( MAR), Squalus megalops ( MAR), Squatina sp. ( MAR), Umbrina canosai ( MAR)

Localities: Off Rio de Janeiro, off Rio Grande do Sul, off Paraná, off Santa Catarina

References: Rêgo et al. ( 1983), Cezar and Amato ( 1998), Luque and Chaves ( 1999), Alves and Luque ( 2000, 2001 a, b, 2006), Knoff et al. ( 2001), Paraguassú et al. ( 2002), Luque and Poulin ( 2004), Oliva et al. ( 2008)

Hexaglandula mutabilis ( Rudolphi, 1819) (syn. Polymorphus mutabilis )—larva

Hosts and habitat: Atherina sp. (BW/ MAR), Eucinostomus harengulus (BW/ MAR), Sphoeroides testudineus (BW/ MAR), Strongylura marinus (BW/ MAR)

Locality: Angra dos Reis, Rio de Janeiro

References: Travassos ( 1926)

Polymorphus sp.—larva

Hosts and habitats: Anchoa tricolor ( MAR), Astronotus ocellatus (FW), Genidens barbus ( MAR), Genypterus brasiliensis ( MAR), Geophagus brasiliensis (FW), Oligosarcus hepsetus (FW), Pagrus pagrus ( MAR), Priacanthus arenatus ( MAR), Trichiurus lepturus ( MAR), Urophycis mystacea ( MAR)

Localities: Off Rio de Janeiro, Rio Guandú – Rio de Janeiro

References: Silva et al. ( 2000 a, b), Tavares et al. ( 2001), Alves et al. ( 2002 a, b, c), Paraguassú et al. ( 2002), Luque and Poulin ( 2004), Abdallah et al. ( 2004), Tavares and Luque ( 2004 a), Tavares et al. ( 2004 a, 2005), Azevedo et al. ( 2006, 2007)

Polymorphidae gen. sp.—larva

Host and habitat: Lophius gastrophysus (new record) ( MAR)

Locality: Off Rio de Janeiro