| Machadosentis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Acanthocephala |
| Class: | Eoacanthocephala |
| Order: | Gyracanthocephala |
| Family: | Quadrigyridae |
| Genus: | Machadosentis Noronha, 1992 |
| Species: | M. travassosi
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| Binomial name | |
| Machadosentis travassosi Noronha, 1992
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Machadosentis is a monotypic genus of acanthocephalans (thorny-headed or spiny-headed parasitic worms) containing a single species, Machadosentis travassosi, that infests animals.