Apororhynchida
| Apororhynchus | |
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| Apororhynchus hemignathi | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Acanthocephala |
| Class: | Archiacanthocephala |
| Order: |
Apororhynchida Thapar, 1927 |
| Family: |
Apororhynchidae Shipley, 1899 |
| Genus: |
Apororhynchus Shipley, 1899 |
| Species | |
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Apororhynchida is an order containing one family, Apororhynchidae, and one genus, Apororhynchus, of microscopic parasitic worms that attach themselves to the intestinal wall of terrestrial vertebrates.
Has been found infecting Oriolus cristatus in Brazil.
Has been found infecting a Canada warbler (Wilsonia canadensis) in Mountain Lake, Virginia and a Parula warbler (Compsothlysis americana) in Augusta, Georgia.
Has been found infecting the Honey creeper (Hemignathus procerus) in Hawaii.
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