Macracanthorhynchus

Macracanthorhynchus
Adult Macracanthorhynchus hirudinaceus
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Acanthocephala
Class: Archiacanthocephala
Order: Oligacanthorhynchida
Family: Oligacanthorhynchidae
Genus: Macracanthorhynchus
Trevassos, 1917
Species
  • M. catulinus Kostylev, 1927
  • M. erinacei Dollfus, 1953
  • M. hirudinaceus (Pallas, 1781)
  • M. ingens (Linstow, 1879)

Macracanthorhynchus, also known as the giant thorny-headed worm of swine, is a member of the Oligacanthorhynchidae which contains four species.

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