Neoncicola
Sign in to saveNeoncicola is a genus of parasitic worms containing nine species and belongs to the family Oligacanthorhynchidae.
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- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumAcanthocephala
- ClassArchiacanthocephala
- OrderOligacanthorhynchida
- FamilyOligacanthorhynchidae
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- Oligacanthorhynchidae
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- Neoncicola
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Neoncicola is a genus of parasitic worms containing nine species and belongs to the family Oligacanthorhynchidae.
==Taxonomy== Phylogenetic analyses have been conducted on Oncicola, a genus morphologically nearly identical to Neoncicola and Pachysentis apart from the number of hooks on the proboscis, and have also placed it in the family Oligacanthorhynchidae.
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