Oligacanthorhynchidae
Also known as Oligacanthorhynchida
Oligacanthorhynchida is an order containing a single parasitic worm family, Oligacanthorhynchidae, that attach themselves to the intestinal wall of terrestrial vertebrates.
Species
FAMILY
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumAcanthocephala
- ClassArchiacanthocephala
- OrderOligacanthorhynchida
- FamilyOligacanthorhynchidae
Habitatfreshwater
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- Macracanthorhynchus hirudinaceus adult BAM1.jpg
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Article
17 sectionsContents
- Taxonomy and description
- Genera
- Cucullanorhynchus
- Heptamegacanthus
- Macracanthorhynchus
- Multisentis
- Neoncicola
- Nephridiacanthus
- Oligacanthorhynchus
- Oncicola
- Pachysentis
- Paraprosthenorchis
- Prosthenorchis
- Tchadorhynchus
- Hosts
- Notes
- References
Oligacanthorhynchida is an order containing a single parasitic worm family, Oligacanthorhynchidae, that attach themselves to the intestinal wall of terrestrial vertebrates.
==Taxonomy and description==