Database details : World List of Acanthocephala

Full name: World List of Acanthocephala NEW!
Short name: WoRMS Acanthocephala
Version: 2014-11-01
Release date: 2014-11-01
Authors/editors: Gibson D.
Taxonomic coverage: Animalia - Acanthocephala
English name of the group: Acanthocephalans or spiny-headed worms
Number of species 207
Number of infraspecific taxa 0
Number of synonyms: 18
Number of common names: 0
Total number of names: 225
Abstract: This global marine species list is part of the World Register of Marine Species database, which aims to provide the most authoritative list of names of all marine species globally. Data have been contributed to the Catalogue of Life via the WoRMS, hosted by the Flanders Marine Institute (VLIZ). WoRMS contributes marine taxa in the CoL proto-GSD.
Organization: Natural History Museum, London, UK
Website: http://www.marinespecies.org