Promoniliformis
| Promoniliformis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Acanthocephala |
| Class: | Archiacanthocephala |
| Order: | Moniliformida |
| Family: | Moniliformidae |
| Genus: | Promoniliformis Dollfus and Golvan, 1963 |
| Species: | P. ovocristatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Promoniliformis ovocristatus (Linstow, 1897) | |
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Promoniliformis is a monotypic genus of acanthocephalans (thorny-headed or spiny-headed parasitic worms) containing a single species, Promoniliformis ovocristatus, that infests tenrecs in Madagascar. The genus Promoniliformis Dollfus and Golvan, 1963 is characterized by possessing two distinct kinds of proboscis hooks. There is only one species in this genus.