| Reference no. | Williams, E.H. Jr. and L. Bunkley-Williams, 1996 |
| Ecosystem | Floridian |
| Status | native |
| Abundance | |
| Lifestage | adults |
| Regional database | |
| Remarks | An unidentified spiny - headed worm encysted on the stomach wall of a dolphin off North Carolina (Rose 1966) was probably this parasite. Adult worms have also been reported in permit, Trachinotus falcatus (Linnaeus), from Miami, Florida, USA.(Ref. |