Acanthocephalus anguillae
| Acanthocephalus anguillae | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Acanthocephala |
| Class: | Palaeacanthocephala |
| Order: | Echinorhynchida |
| Family: | Echinorhynchidae |
| Genus: | Acanthocephalus |
| Species: | A. anguillae
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| Binomial name | |
| Acanthocephalus anguillae | |
Acanthocephalus anguillae is a species of parasitic worm in the phylum Acanthocephala.[1][3] An intestinal parasite, it is found both in the Baltic Sea and along the coast of California, where it is often found in the fore- and mid-gut of the brown and rainbow trouts.[4][5]
References
- ^ a b "Acanthocephalus anguillae (Müller, 1780) Lühe, 1911". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. 2025. Retrieved 27 March 2025.
- ^ "Acanthocephalus anguillae (Müller, 1780)". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 11 July 2014.
- ^ "Acanthocephalus anguillae (Müller, 1780)". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 11 July 2014.
- ^ Dezfuli, Bahram S.; Biaggi, Sara De (May 2000). "Copulation of Acanthocephalus anguillae (Acanthocephala)". Parasitology Research. 86 (6): 524–526. doi:10.1007/s004360050706. PMID 10894483. S2CID 21803021.
- ^ Love, Milton S.; Moser, Mike (June 1976). Parasites of California Marine and Estuarine Fish (Report). Faculty Publications from the Harold W. Manter Laboratory of Parasitology. Vol. 749. University of Nebraska–Lincoln. p. 370. Retrieved 11 July 2014.
Further reading
- Taraschewski, Horst (31 May 1988). "Host-parasite interface of fish acanthocephalans. I. Acanthocephalus anguillae (Palaeacanthocephala) in naturally infected fishes: LM and TEM investigations" (PDF). Diseases of Aquatic Organisms. 4: 109–119. doi:10.3354/dao004109.