Oligacanthorhynchida

Oligacanthorhynchida
Adult Macracanthorhynchus hirudinaceus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Acanthocephala
Class: Archiacanthocephala
Order: Oligacanthorhynchida
Family: Oligacanthorhynchidae
Petrochenko, 1956
Genera
  • Echinorhynchus
  • Macracanthorhynchus
  • Neoncicola
  • Nephridiorhynchus
  • Oligacanthorhynchus
  • Oncicola
  • Pachysentis
  • Prosthenorchis
  • Tchadorhynchus

Oligacanthorhynchida is an order containing a single family, Oligacanthorhynchidae,[1] of parasitic worms that attach themselves to the intestinal wall of terrestrial vertebrates

Genera

Echinorhynchus

Contains the following species:

Macracanthorhynchus

Contains the following species:

Neoncicola

Contains the following species:

Nephridiorhynchus

Contains the following species:

Oligacanthorhynchus

Contains the following species:

Oncicola

Contains the following species:

Pachysentis

Contains the following species:

Prosthenorchis

Contains the following species:

Tchadorhynchus

Contains the following species:

References

  1. Encyclopedia of Life www.eol.org