P. laevis is a parasitic acanthocephalan worm that can influence the reaction of its intermediate host, the freshwater amphipod Gammarus pulex, to the smell of potential predators like perch, Perca fluviatilis. P. laevis facilitates its movement from its initial host. Research has demonstrated that organisms affected by the parasite exhibit a diminished or inverted avoidance response to the scent of predators when compared to uninfested specimens, supporting the notion that the parasite manipulates its host, with the goal of passing itself on to its definitive host, a freshwater fish. Affected specimens also demonstrate vibrant changes in color, making them more visible to predators. This worm swells its proboscis to press microneedles into the intestinal wall, with a very strong adhesive force. This has inspired a structural skin graft adhesive that sticks strongly but has minimal tissue damage while in place and upon removal.
Pomphorhynchus lucyi Williams & Rogers, 1984
Pomphorhynchus megacanthus Fotedar and Dhar, 1977
Pomphorhynchus moyanoi Olmes and Habit, 2007
Pomphorhynchus omarsegundoi Arredondo and Gil de Pertierra, 2010
Pomphorhynchus oreini Fotedar and Dhar, 1977
Pomphorhynchus orientalis Fotedar and Dhar, 1977
Pomphorhynchus patagonicus Ortubay, Ubeda, Semenas and Kennedy, 1991
Pomphorhynchus perforator (von Linstow, 1908)
Pomphorhynchus purhepechus García-Varela, Mendoza-Garfias, Choudhury & Pérez-Ponce de León, 2017
Pomphorhynchus rocci Cordonnier & Ward, 1967
Pomphorhynchus sebastichthydis Yamaguti, 1939
Pomphorhynchus sphaericus Pertierra, Spatz and Doma, 1996
Pomphorhynchus spindletruncatus Amin, Abdullah and Mhaisen, 2003
Pomphorhynchus tereticollis (Rudolphi, 1809)
Pomphorhynchus tori Fotedar and Dhar, 1977
Pomphorhynchus yamagutii Schmidt and Higgins, 1973
Pomphorhynchus laevis is an endo-parasitic acanthocephalan worm, with a complex life cycle, that can modify the behaviour of its intermediate host, the...
it serves as an intermediate host for several parasite species (e.g. Pomphorhynchus laevis). G. lacustris typically shows photophobic behaviour, but when...
thorny-headed worms) – The presence of mating plugs on the sides of Pomphorhynchus bulbocolli suggests traumatic insemination occurs in this species. Because...
infected by at least three different species of acantocephalan parasites, Pomphorhynchus laevis, P. minutus, and P. tereticollis. S. Pinkster (1970). "Redescription...
limacoides, a trematode flatworm; Eustrongylides sp., a nematode; and Pomphorhynchus laevis, an acanthocephalan worm. The Barbel is a swete fysshe, but it...
species of parasites. The core of the parasitefauna are acanthocephalans Pomphorhynchus laevis, glochidia of molluscs Anadonta anatina, and nematodes Raphidascaris...
arcanus, New Genus and New Species, Superficially Resembling the Genus Pomphorhynchus. The Journal of Parasitology, 33(4), 285–296. https://doi.org/10.2307/3273357...