Gorytocephalus
Sign in to saveGorytocephalus is a genus in Acanthocephala (thorny-headed worms, also known as spiny-headed worms) belonging to the family Neoechinorhynchidae.
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- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumAcanthocephala
- ClassEoacanthocephala
- OrderNeoechinorhynchida
- FamilyNeoechinorhynchidae
Habitatfreshwater
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Gorytocephalus is a genus in Acanthocephala (thorny-headed worms, also known as spiny-headed worms) belonging to the family Neoechinorhynchidae.
==Taxonomy== The genus was described by Nickol & Thatcher, 1971. The National Center for Biotechnology Information does not indicate that any phylogenetic analysis has been published on Gorytocephalus that would confirm its position as a unique order in the family Neoechinorhynchidae.
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