Mediorhynchus mattei
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| Mediorhynchus mattei | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Rotifera |
| Class: | Archiacanthocephala |
| Order: | Gigantorhynchida |
| Family: | Gigantorhynchidae |
| Genus: | Mediorhynchus |
| Species: | M. mattei |
| Binomial name | |
| Mediorhynchus mattei Marchand and Vassiliadès, 1982 | |
Mediorhynchus mattei is a species of acanthocephalan, a parasitic worm, found in the digestive tract of a bird, the northern red-billed hornbill Tockus erythrorhynchus. Male worms are 2-3 cm in length, females are 3-11 cm in length.[1] It was described in 1982; its name honours French zoologist Xavier Mattei.[1]
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