Echinorhynchidae

Echinorhynchidae
Acanthocephalus parallelcementglandatus Amin, Heckmann & Ha, 2014 and Pseudoacanthocephalus coniformis Amin, Heckmann & Ha, 2014 [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
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]

References

  1. 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/2014052PMID 25331738
  2. Encyclopedia of Life www.eol.org
  3. Amin AO (2013) Classification of the Acanthocephala. Folia Parasitologica 60 [4]: 273–305
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