Mediorhynchus

Mediorhynchus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Acanthocephala
Class: Archiacanthocephala
Order: Gigantorhynchida
Family: Gigantorhynchidae
Genus: Mediorhynchus
Van Cleave, 1916
Species
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Mediorhynchus is a genus of parasitic worm, from the family Gigantorhynchida. At least 4 species of Mediorhynchus are found in Australian birds including Mediorhynchus alecturae, Mediorhynchus corcoracis, Mediorhynchus colluricinclae, and Mediorhynchus grandis (reported).[1] Contains the following species:

References

  1. L. R. Smales. Species of Mediorhynchus (Acanthocephala: Gigantorhynchidae) in Australian Birds with the Description of Mediorhynchus Colluricinclae n. sp. Journal of Parasitology 88(2):375-381. 2002
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