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Pyrirhynchus

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Pyrirhynchus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Acanthocephala
Class: Palaeacanthocephala
Order: Heteramorphida
Amin and Ha, 2008
Family: Pyrirhynchidae
Amin and Ha, 2008
Genus: Pyrirhynchus
Amin and Ha, 2008
Species:
P. heterospinus
Binomial name
Pyrirhynchus heterospinus
Amin and Ha, 2008

Pyrirhynchus is a genus of thorny-headed worms. It is the only genus in the order Heteramorphida and family Pyrirhynchidae. It contains a single species Pyrirhynchus heterospinus.[1] It was found in the common sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos) in Quang Ninh Province, Vietnam. The proboscis contains 17 to 20 rows of 17 to 19 hooks each, with anterior 9-11 hooks rooted and posterior 6-10 spines without roots.

References

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  1. ^ Amin, O. M., & Van Ha, N. (2008). On a new acanthocephalan family and a new order, from birds in Vietnam. Journal of Parasitology, 94(6), 1305-1311.