| Paraprosthenorchis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Acanthocephala |
| Class: | Archiacanthocephala |
| Order: | Oligacanthorhynchida |
| Family: | Oligacanthorhynchidae |
| Genus: | Paraprosthenorchis Amin, Ha and Heckmann, 2008 |
| Species: | P. ornatus
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| Binomial name | |
| Paraprosthenorchis ornatus Amin, Ha and Heckmann, 2008
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Paraprosthenorchis is a monotypic genus of acanthocephalans (thorny-headed or spiny-headed parasitic worms). It contains a single species, Paraprosthenorchis ornatus, which infests the Chinese pangolin (Manis pentadactyla) in Vietnam.