Echinorhynchus

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Echinorhynchus
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Echinorhynchus baeri
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Acanthocephala
Class: Palaeacanthocephala
Order: Echinorhynchida
Family: Echinorhynchidae
Genus: Echinorhynchus
Zoega in Müller, 1776
Species

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Synonyms
  • MetechinorhynchusPetrochenko, 1956

Echinorhynchus is a genus of acanthocephalan parasitic worms. They parasitize a wide variety of fishes from both marine and fresh waters. The intermediate host is usually a crustacean.

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References

  1. ↑ Amin, Omar M.; Heckmann, Richard A.; Evans, R. Paul; Tepe, Yahya (2016). "A description of Echinorhynchus baeri Kostylew, 1928 (Acanthocephala: Echinorhynchidae) from Salmo trutta in Turkey, with notes on synonymy, geographical origins, geological history, molecular profile, and X-ray microanalysis". Parasite. 23: 56. doi:10.1051/parasite/2016067. ISSN   1776-1042. PMC   5178380 . PMID   27991414. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
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