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Echinorhynchus

Echinorhynchus
Echinorhynchus baeri
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Acanthocephala
Class: Palaeacanthocephala
Order: Echinorhynchida
Family: Echinorhynchidae
Genus: Echinorhynchus
Zoega in Müller, 1776
Species

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Synonyms
  • Metechinorhynchus Petrochenko, 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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