Acanthocephalus echigoensis

Acanthocephalus echigoensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Acanthocephala
Class:	Palaeacanthocephala
Order:	Echinorhynchida
Family:	Echinorhynchidae
Genus:	Acanthocephalus
Species:	A. echigoensis
Binomial name
Acanthocephalus echigoensis (Fujita, 1920) [1] [2]
Synonyms [3]
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. ^{[1] [4]} Found both in California and in Thailand, it has been known to parasitize the sockeye salmon, chum salmon, rainbow trout, and barramundi. ^{[5] [6]}

References

1. "Acanthocephalus echigoensis Fujita, 1920". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. 2025. Retrieved 27 March 2025.
2. "Acanthocephalus echigoensis Fujita, 1920". Global Biodiversity Information Facility . Retrieved 11 July 2014.
3. 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.
4. "Acanthocephalus echigoensis Fujita, 1920". Integrated Taxonomic Information System . Retrieved 11 July 2014.
5. "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.
6. Love, Milton S.; Moser, Mike (June 1976). Parasites of California Marine and Estuarine Fish (Report). Faculty Publications from the Harold W. Manter Laboratory of Parasitology. Vol. 749. University of Nebraska–Lincoln. p. 370. Retrieved 11 July 2014.