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] | |
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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
- ↑ "Acanthocephalus echigoensis Fujita, 1920". GBIF.org. Retrieved 11 July 2014.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "Acanthocephalus echigoensis Fujita, 1920". ITIS. Retrieved 11 July 2014.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ Love, Milton S.; Moser, Mike (June 1976). "Parasites of California Marine and Estuarine Fish". University of Nebraska–Lincoln. p. 370. Retrieved 11 July 2014.