Echinorhynchidae

Echinorhynchidae
Acanthocephalus parallelcementglandatus and Pseudoacanthocephalus coniformis Amin, Heckmann & Hà, 2014[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Acanthocephala
Class: Palaeacanthocephala
Order: Echinorhynchida
Family: Echinorhynchidae
Cobbold, 1879

Echinorhynchidae is a family of acanthocephalan parasitic worms from the order Echinorhynchida. The adult worms live in the intestines of fishes, amphibians and reptiles. The family contains the following genera, organised by subfamily.[2]

  • Circinatechinorhynchinae Bhattacharya, 2007
    • Circinatechinorhynchus Bhattacharya, 2007
  • Echinorhynchinae Cobbold, 1879
    • Acanthocephalus Koelreuther, 1771
    • Brasacanthus Thatcher, 2001
    • Echinorhynchus Zoega in Müller, 1776
    • Frilloechinorhynchus Bhattacharya, 2007
    • Solearhynchus de Buron & Maillard, 1985
  • Incertae sedis
    • Neoacanthocephaloides Cable & Quick, 1954
    • Pseudoacanthocephalus Petrochenko, 1958

References

  1. ↑ Amin, O. M., Heckmann, R. A. & Hà, N. V. (2014). Acanthocephalans from fishes and amphibians in Vietnam, with descriptions of five new species. Parasite, 21(53), 1–16.
  2. ↑ Amin, A. O. (2013). Classification of the acanthocephala. Folia Parasitologica, 60(4), 273–305.
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