Centrorhynchidae
Sign in to saveCentrorhynchidae is a family of parasitic worms. Three species of these thorny-headed worms in the genus Centrorhynchus were found to parasitize birds of prey and owls Slovakia. These hosts include Buteo buteo, Buteo rufinus, Falco tinnunculus, Asio otus, Strix aluco, Strix uralensis and Tyto alba.
Species
FAMILY
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumAcanthocephala
- ClassPalaeacanthocephala
- OrderPolymorphida
- FamilyCentrorhynchidae
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 19
- Family
- Centrorhynchidae
- Collections
- MSB, USNM
- Recorded in
- Canada, Brazil, Ecuador, Trinidad And Tobago, Papua New Guinea, Costa Rica, Kenya, Northern Mariana Islands
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Encyclopedic overview
6 sectionsContents
- Species
- Centrorhynchus
- Neolacunisoma
- Sphaerirostris
- Notes
- References
Centrorhynchidae is a family of parasitic worms. Three species of these thorny-headed worms in the genus Centrorhynchus were found to parasitize birds of prey and owls Slovakia. These hosts include Buteo buteo, Buteo rufinus, Falco tinnunculus, Asio otus, Strix aluco, Strix uralensis and Tyto alba.
==Species== Centrorhynchidae contains three genera and many species:
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Centrorhynchidae” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.