Neoechinorhynchus

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Neoechinorhynchus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Acanthocephala
Class: Eoacanthocephala
Order: Neoechinorhynchida
Family: Neoechinorhynchidae
Genus: Neoechinorhynchus
Hamann, 1905

Neoechinorhynchus is a genus of parasitic worms belonging to the family Neoechinorhynchidae. [1]

The genus has cosmopolitan distribution. [1]

NeoechinorhynchusStiles and Hassall, 1905 has two subgenera, Hebesoma and Neoechinorhynchus, with many species:

This parasite was found infesting the Mudskipper (Boleophthalmus dussumieri) in Shatt Al-Basrah Canal Southern Iraq. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Neoechinorhynchus Hamann, 1905". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
  2. 1 2 Amin, O. M., Ali, A. H., & Adday, T. K. (2024). The Description of Neoechinorhynchus miniovalis n. sp.(Acanthocephala: Neoechinorhynchidae) from the Mudskipper Boleophthalmus dussumieri Valenciennes (Gobiiformes: Oxudercidae) in Shatt Al-Basrah Canal Southern Iraq. Acta Parasitologica, 69(1), 409-414.
  3. ↑ Amin, Omar M.; Chaudhary, Anshu; Heckmann, Richard; Ha, Nguyen V.; Singh, Hridaya S. (2019). "Redescription and molecular analysis of Neoechinorhynchus (Neoechinorhynchus) johnii Yamaguti, 1939 (Acanthocephala, Neoechinorhynchidae) from the Pacific Ocean off Vietnam". Parasite. 26: 43. doi: 10.1051/parasite/2019041 . ISSN   1776-1042. PMC   6650202 . PMID   31335314.


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