| Oligacanthorhynchidae | |
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| Adult Macracanthorhynchus hirudinaceus | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Acanthocephala |
| Class: | Archiacanthocephala |
| Order: | Oligacanthorhynchida |
| Family: | Oligacanthorhynchidae Petrochenko, 1956 |
Oligacanthorhynchida is an order containing a single parasitic worm family, Oligacanthorhynchidae,[1] that attach themselves to the intestinal wall of terrestrial vertebrates.
- ^ Encyclopedia of Life www.eol.org