Macracanthorhynchus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Oligacanthorhynchida
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: Archiacanthocephala Ordo: Oligacanthorhynchida

Familia: Oligacanthorhynchidae
Genus: Macracanthorhynchus
Species (3): M. catulinus – M. hirudinaceus – M. ingens

Name

Macracanthorhynchus Travassos, 1917

Synonyms

• Echinorhynchus Zoega, 1776
• Gigantorhynchus Hamann, 1892

References

• Crompton, D.W.T.; Nickol, B.B. 1985: Biology of the Acanthocephala, Cambridge University Press, p. 34. Preview: [1]
• Macracanthorhynchus Travassos, 1917 – Taxon details on Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).