Breizacanthus aznari

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Echinorhynchida
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Cladus: Spiralia Cladus: Platyzoa Phylum: Acanthocephala Classis: Palaeacanthocephala Ordo: Echinorhynchida

Familia: Arhythmacanthidae
Subfamilia: Paracanthocephaloidinae
Genus: Breizacanthus
Species: Breizacanthus aznari

Name

• Breizacanthus aznari Hernández-Orts, Alama-Bermejo, Crespo, García, Raga & Montero, 2012: 265 figs. 1–15

Holotype: NHMUK 2012.7.24.1, ♂; whole mount.

Type locality: Chubut, Argentina (42°45'–42°59' S, 61°09'–62°58' W).

Type host: Banded cusk-eel, Raneya brasiliensis (Kaup) (Ophidiiformes: Ophidiidae).

Etymology: The new species is named for Dr. Francisco Javier Aznar of the University of Valencia in recognition of his contribution to the knowledge of the acanthocephalans.

References

• Hernández-Orts J.S., Alama-Bermejo G., Alberto Crespo E., Anibal García N., Antonio Raga J., Esteban Montero F., 2012: Breizacanthus aznari sp. n. (Acanthocephala: Arhythmacanthidae) from the banded cusk-eel Raneya brasiliensis (Ophidiiformes: Ophidiidae) from the Patagonian coast in Argentina. Folia parasitologica, 59(4): 264–271.