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Andracantha

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Andracantha is a genus of parasitic worms belonging to the family Polymorphidae.

Species

GENUS

  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumAcanthocephala
  3. ClassPalaeacanthocephala
  4. OrderPolymorphida
  5. FamilyPolymorphidae
Habitatmarine, brackish, freshwater
Observations0

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
4
Family
Polymorphidae
Collections
USNM, NHMUK
Recorded in
United States, Ireland

Wikidata facts

Instance of
taxon
Parent taxon
Polymorphidae
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taxon name
Andracantha
taxon rank
genus
taxon author citation
Schmidt, 1975
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Andracantha is a genus of parasitic worms belonging to the family Polymorphidae.

The species of this genus are found in Northern America.

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