Femogibbosus

Femogibbosus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Acanthocephala
Class: Palaeacanthocephala
Order: Echinorhynchida
Family: Cavisomidae
Genus: Femogibbosus
Paruchin, 1973[1]
Species:
F. assi
Binomial name
Femogibbosus assi
Paruchin, 1973

Femogibbosus is a monotypic genus of acanthocephalans (thorny-headed or spiny-headed parasitic worms) containing a single species, Femogibbosus assi, that infests animals.

  1. ^ Paruchin A. Femogibbosus assi nov. gen. et spec., ein neuer Kratzer aus dem Indik [Femogibbosus assi nov. gen. et spec., a new acanthocephalan from the Indian Ocean]. Angew Parasitol. 1973 Feb;14(1):18-23. German. PMID 4728591.