Macracanthorhynchus hirudinaceus

Taxonavigation

Macracanthorhynchus hirudinaceus (adult)

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: Macracanthorhynchus hirudinaceus
Synonyms (2): M. gigas – M. haerucus

Name

• Macracanthorhynchus hirudinaceus (Pallas, 1781)
  • Authority for placement: Travassos, 1917

Combinations

• Echinorhynchus hirudinaceus: Lühe, 1904
• Gigantorhynchus hirundinaceus: Hamann, 1892
• Taenia hirundinacea: original combination

References

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

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