Cavisoma

Cavisoma
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Acanthocephala
Class: Palaeacanthocephala
Order: Echinorhynchida
Family: Cavisomidae
Genus: Cavisoma
Van Cleave, 1931
Species:
C. magnum
Binomial name
Cavisoma magnum
(Southwell, 1927)

Cavisoma is a monotypic genus of acanthocephalans (thorny-headed or spiny-headed parasitic worms) containing a single species, Cavisoma magnum, that infests animals.