Sclerocollum
Sign in to saveSclerocollum is a genus in Acanthocephala (thorny-headed worms, also known as spiny-headed worms) containing four species that parasitize fish by attaching themselves to the intestines using their hook-covered proboscis. These species have been found off the coasts of Australia, New Caledonia, French Polynesia and Palau.
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- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumAcanthocephala
- ClassPalaeacanthocephala
- OrderEchinorhynchida
- FamilyRhadinorhynchidae
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Sclerocollum is a genus in Acanthocephala (thorny-headed worms, also known as spiny-headed worms) containing four species that parasitize fish by attaching themselves to the intestines using their hook-covered proboscis. These species have been found off the coasts of Australia, New Caledonia, French Polynesia and Palau.
==Taxonomy== The genus was described by Schmidt and Paperna in 1978. Phylogenetic analysis has been published on Sclerocollum species.
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