Telosentis
Genus of thorny-headed worms
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Telosentis is a genus of acanthocephalans. The representatives of the genus are distributed in tropical waters of Indian Ocean, Pacific coast of Australia and Mediterranean. Consists of four species:[1]
- Telosentis australiensis Edmond, 1964
- Telosentis exiguus (von Linstow, 1901)
- Telosentis lutianusi Gupta & Gupta, 1990
- Telosentis mizellei Gupta & Fatma, 1988
| Telosentis | |
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| Proboscis of Telosentis exiguus from the grass goby from Ukraine | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Acanthocephala |
| Class: | Palaeacanthocephala |
| Order: | Echinorhynchida |
| Family: | Illiosentidae |
| Genus: | Telosentis van Cleave, 1923 |
