Atactorhynchus

Atactorhynchus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Acanthocephala
Class: Eoacanthocephala
Order: Neoechinorhynchida
Family: Neoechinorhynchidae
Genus: Atactorhynchus
Chandler, 1935[1]
Type species
Atactorhynchus verecundus
Chandler, 1935[1]
Other species
  • Atactorhynchus duranguensis

Atactorhynchus is a genus in Acanthocephala (thorny-headed worms, also known as spiny-headed worms) which contains two species, A. verecundus and A. duranguensis.

  1. ^ a b Chandler, A.C. (1935). Parasites of fishes in Galveston Bay. Proceedings of the United States National Museum. 83(2977):123-157. https://repository.si.edu/bitstream/handle/10088/16105/USNMP-83_2977_1935.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=yPublic Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.