Polymorphus minutus
Species of parasitic worm
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Polymorphus minutus is a species of acanthocephalan in the family Polymorphidae. They can grow up to 12.5 mm.[1] It is an economically significant parasite in goose and duck farming.[2]
| Polymorphus minutus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Acanthocephala |
| Class: | Palaeacanthocephala |
| Order: | Polymorphida |
| Family: | Polymorphidae |
| Genus: | Polymorphus |
| Species: | P. minutus |
| Binomial name | |
| Polymorphus minutus Goeze, 1782 | |
