Acanthocephalus echigoensis

Acanthocephalus echigoensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Subkingdom: Eumetazoa
(unranked): Bilateria
Superphylum: Platyzoa
Phylum: Acanthocephala
Class: Palaeacanthocephala
Order: Echinorhynchida
Family: Echinorhynchidae
Genus: Acanthocephalus
Species: A. echigoensis
Binomial name
Acanthocephalus echigoensis
(Fujita, 1920)[1]
Synonyms[2]
  • Acanthocephalus oncorhynchi (Fujita, 1921)
  • Acanthocephalus aculeatus (Van Cleave, 1931)
  • Acanthocephalus acerbus (Van Cleave, 1931)

Acanthocephalus echigoensis is a species of parasitic worm in the phylum Acanthocephala.[3] Found both in California and in Thailand, it has been known to parasitize the sockeye salmon, chum salmon, rainbow trout, and barramundi.[4][5]

References

  1. "Acanthocephalus echigoensis Fujita, 1920". GBIF.org. Retrieved 11 July 2014.
  2. Crompton, David William Thomasson; Nickol, Brent B. (1985). Biology of the Acanthocephala. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. p. 42. ISBN 0-521-24674-1. Retrieved 11 July 2014.
  3. "Acanthocephalus echigoensis Fujita, 1920". ITIS. Retrieved 11 July 2014.
  4. "Summary on Diseases of Marine Fishes Cultured in Thailand". Network of Aquaculture Centers in Asia-Pacific. Aquatic Animal Health Research Institute, Kasetsart University. Retrieved 11 July 2014.
  5. Love, Milton S.; Moser, Mike (June 1976). "Parasites of California Marine and Estuarine Fish". University of Nebraska–Lincoln. p. 370. Retrieved 11 July 2014.