Tchadorhynchus

Tchadorhynchus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Acanthocephala
Class: Archiacanthocephala
Order: Oligacanthorhynchida
Family: Oligacanthorhynchidae
Genus: Tchadorhynchus
Troncy, 1970
Species:
T. quentini
Binomial name
Tchadorhynchus quentini
Troncy, 1970

Tchadorhynchus is a monotypic genus of acanthocephalans (thorny-headed or spiny-headed parasitic worms). It contains a single species, Tchadorhynchus quentini, which infests hyenas (Manis pentadactyla) in Chad.