Quadrigyrus
Sign in to saveQuadrigyrus is a genus in Acanthocephala (thorny-headed worms, also known as spiny-headed worms).
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GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumAcanthocephala
- ClassEoacanthocephala
- OrderGyracanthocephala
- FamilyQuadrigyridae
Habitatmarine, freshwater
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Quadrigyrus is a genus in Acanthocephala (thorny-headed worms, also known as spiny-headed worms).
==Taxonomy== The genus was described by Van Cleave in 1920. The National Center for Biotechnology Information does not indicate that any phylogenetic analysis has been published on Quadrigyrus that would confirm its position as a unique order in the family Quadrigyridae.
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