Macracanthorhynchus | |
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Adult Macracanthorhynchus hirudinaceus | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Acanthocephala |
Class: | Archiacanthocephala |
Order: | Oligacanthorhynchida |
Family: | Oligacanthorhynchidae |
Genus: | Macracanthorhynchus Trevassos, 1917 |
Species | |
Macracanthorhynchus, also known as the giant thorny-headed worm of swine, is a member of the Oligacanthorhynchidae which contains four species.