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Echinorhynchidae

Echinorhynchidae
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Acanthocephalus parallelcementglandatus Amin, Heckmann & Ha, 2014 and Pseudoacanthocephalus coniformis Amin, Heckmann & Ha, 2014
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Acanthocephala
Class: Palaeacanthocephala
Order: Echinorhynchida
Family: Echinorhynchidae
Cobbold, 1879
Genera

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Echinorhynchidae is a family of acanthocephalan parasitic worms from the order Echinorhynchida. The adult worms live in the intestines of fishes, amphibians and reptiles.

The family contains the following genera;


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