Echinorhynchidae
| Echinorhynchidae | |
|---|---|
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| Acanthocephalus parallelcementglandatus Amin, Heckmann & Ha, 2014 and Pseudoacanthocephalus coniformis Amin, Heckmann & Ha, 2014 [1] | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Subkingdom: | Eumetazoa |
| (unranked): | Bilateria |
| Superphylum: | Platyzoa |
| Phylum: | Acanthocephala |
| Class: | Palaeacanthocephala |
| Order: | Echinorhynchida |
| Family: | Echinorhynchidae Cobbold, 1879 |
| Genera | |
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Echinorhynchidae is a family of acanthocephalan parasitic worms from the order Echinorhynchida.[2] The adult worms live in the intestines of fishes, amphibians and reptiles.
The family contains the following genera;[3]
- Acanthocephalus
- Anuracanthorhynchus Bursey, Vrcibradic, Hatano et Rocha, 2006
- Brasacanthus Thatcher, 2001
- Circinatechinorhynchus Bhattacharya, 2007
- Echinorhynchus
- Frilloechinorhynchus Gupta et Naqvi, 1986
- Pilum Williams, 1976
- Pseudoacanthocephalus
References
- ↑ Amin, O. A, Heckmann, R. A & Ha, N. V. (2014) Acanthocephalans from fishes and amphibians in Vietnam, with descriptions of five new species. Parasite, 21, 53 doi:10.1051/parasite/2014052PubMed
- ↑ Encyclopedia of Life www.eol.org
- ↑ Amin AO (2013) Classification of the Acanthocephala. Folia Parasitologica 60 [4]: 273–305