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Plagiorhynchidae
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FAMILY
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumAcanthocephala
- ClassPalaeacanthocephala
- OrderPolymorphida
- FamilyPlagiorhynchidae
Habitatmarine, freshwater
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Encyclopedic overview
17 sectionsContents
- Species
- Plagiorhynchinae <small>Meyer, 1931</small>
- Paralueheia
- Plagiorhynchus
- Prosthorhynchus
- Porrorchinae <small>Golvan, 1956</small>
- Lueheia
- Oligoterorhynchus
- Owilfordia
- Porrorchis
- Pseudogordiorhynchus
- Pseudolueheia
- Sphaerechinorhynchinae <small>Golvan, 1956</small>
- Sphaerechinorhynchus
- Hosts
- Notes
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Plagiorhynchidae is a family of parasitic Acanthocephalan worms.
==Species== Genera in Plagiorhynchidae are divided into three subfamilies: Plagiorhynchinae, Porrorchinae, and Sphaerechinorhynchinae. ===Plagiorhynchinae Meyer, 1931=== ====Paralueheia====
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