Cucullanorhynchus

Cucullanorhynchus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Acanthocephala
Class: Archiacanthocephala
Order: Oligacanthorhynchida
Family: Oligacanthorhynchidae
Genus: Cucullanorhynchus
Amin, Ha and Heckmann, 2008[1]
Species:
C. constrictruncatus
Binomial name
Cucullanorhynchus constrictruncatus
Amin, Ha and Heckmann, 2008

Cucullanorhynchus is a monotypic genus of acanthocephalans (thorny-headed or spiny-headed parasitic worms). It contains a single species, Cucullanorhynchus constrictruncatus, which infests leopards in Vietnam.

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