Polyacanthorhynchus
Sign in to savePolyacanthorhynchidae is a family of parasitic worms from the phylum Acanthocephala. It contains a single genus Polyacanthorhynchus.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumAcanthocephala
- ClassPolyacanthocephala
- OrderPolyacanthorhynchida
- FamilyPolyacanthorhynchidae
Habitatfreshwater
Observations1
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 1
- Family
- Polyacanthorhynchidae
- Collections
- NHMUK
- Recorded in
- Tanzania
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Encyclopedic overview
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- Taxonomy
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Polyacanthorhynchidae is a family of parasitic worms from the phylum Acanthocephala. It contains a single genus Polyacanthorhynchus.
==Taxonomy== Phylogenetic analysis has found that polyacanthocephala represents a distinct class of acanthocephalans.
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