Arhythmorhynchus
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| Arhythmorhynchus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Acanthocephala |
| Class: | Palaeacanthocephala |
| Order: | Polymorphida |
| Family: | Polymorphidae |
| Genus: | Arhythmorhynchus Lühe, 1911 |
Arhythmorhynchus is a genus of parasitic worms in Acanthocephala (thorny-headed worms, also known as spiny-headed worms) belonging to the family Polymorphidae.[1]
The genus was described by Lühe in 1911. The National Center for Biotechnology Information does not indicate that any phylogenetic analysis has been published on any Arhythmorhynchus species that would confirm its position as a unique genus in the family Polymorphidae.[2]
Description
Arhythmorhynchus species consist of a proboscis covered in hooks and a long trunk.
Species
The genus Arhythmorhynchus contains many species.[1]
- Arhythmorhynchus capellae (Yamaguti, 1935)
- Arhythmorhynchus comptus Van Cleave & Rausch, 1950[3]
- Arhythmorhynchus distinctus Baer, 1956
- Arhythmorhynchus eroliae (Yamaguti, 1939)
- Arhythmorhynchus frassoni (Molin, 1858)
- Arhythmorhynchus frontospinosus (Tubangui, 1935)
- Arhythmorhynchus jeffreyi Schmidt, 1973
- Arhythmorhynchus johnstoni Golvan, 1960
- Arhythmorhynchus limosae Edmonds, 1971
- Arhythmorhynchus petrotschenkoi (Schmidt, 1969) Atrashkevich, 1979
- Arhythmorhynchus plicatus (von Linstow, 1883)
- Arhythmorhynchus pumilirostris Van Cleave, 1916
- Arhythmorhynchus rubicundus (Molin, 1859)
- Arhythmorhynchus siluricola Dollfus, 1929
- Arhythmorhynchus suecicus Lundström, 1942
- Arhythmorhynchus teres Van Cleave, 1921
- Arhythmorhynchus tigrinus Moghe & Das, 1953
- Arhythmorhynchus trichocephalus (Leuckart, 1876)
- Arhythmorhynchus tringi Gubanov, 1952
- Arhythmorhynchus turbidus (Van Cleave, 1937)
- Arhythmorhynchus uncinatus (Kaiser, 1893)
- Arhythmorhynchus villoti Golvan, 1994
- Arhythmorhynchus xeni Atrashkevich, 1978
Distribution
The distribution of Arhythmorhynchus is determined by that of its hosts. The species of this genus are found in Europe and Northern America.[1]
