Echinorhynchus

Echinorhynchus
Echinorhynchus sp.
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Subkingdom: Eumetazoa
(unranked): Bilateria
Superphylum: Platyzoa
Phylum: Acanthocephala
Kohlreuther, 1771
Class: Archiacanthocephala
Order: Echinorhynchida
Family: Echinorhynchidae
Genus: Echinorhynchus
Species

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Echinorhynchus is a genus of acanthocephalan parasitic worms. They parasitize a wide variety of fishes from both marine and fresh waters. The intermediate host is usually a crustacean.

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