Octospinifer is a genus in Acanthocephala (thorny-headed worms, also known as spiny-headed worms) belonging to the family Neoechinorhynchidae.
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Octospinifer 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 Van Cleave in 1919. A phylogenetic analysis has been published on O. macilentus. ==Description== Octospinifer species consist of a proboscis covered in hooks and a trunk. ==Species== The genus Octospinifer Van Cleave, 1919 contains four species. Octospinifer macilentus Van Cleave, 1919 Parasitizes the white sucker, (Catostomus commersonii). Octospinifer rohitaii Zuberi and Farooqi, 1976 Parasitizes the rohu (Labeo rohita) in Kinjar Lake, Sind, Pakistan. Octospinifer torosus Van Cleave and Haderlie, 1950 Parasitizes the Sacramento sucker (Catostomus occidentalis) in Clear Lake California. Octospinifer variabilis (Deising, 1851)
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