Mediorhynchus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Acanthocephala |
Class: | Archiacanthocephala |
Order: | Gigantorhynchida |
Family: | Gigantorhynchidae |
Genus: |
Mediorhynchus Van Cleave, 1916 |
Species | |
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Mediorhynchus is a genus of parasitic worm, from the family Gigantorhynchida. At least 4 species of Mediorhynchus are found in Australian birds including Mediorhynchus alecturae, Mediorhynchus corcoracis, Mediorhynchus colluricinclae, and Mediorhynchus grandis (reported). Contains the following species: