| Giganthorhynchidae | |
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| Gigantorhynchus ortizi | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Acanthocephala |
| Class: | Archiacanthocephala |
| Order: | Gigantorhynchida Southwell and Macfie, 1925 |
| Family: | Giganthorhynchidae Hamann, 1892 |
Gigantorhynchida is an order containing a single family, Gigantorhynchidae[1] of Acanthocephala (thorny-headed worms, also known as spiny-headed worms) that parasitize vertebrates by attaching themselves to the intestinal wall of their host. There are over 60 species classified into three genera in Gigantorhynchida Gigantorhynchus, Intraproboscis, and Mediorhynchus.
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