| Wolffhugelia | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification 
| |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Acanthocephala |
| Class: | Eoacanthocephala |
| Order: | Neoechinorhynchida |
| Family: | Neoechinorhynchidae |
| Subfamily: | Gracilisentinae |
| Genus: | Wolffhugelia Mane-Garzon and Dei-Cas, 1974[1] |
| Species: | W. matercula
|
| Binomial name | |
| Wolffhugelia matercula Mane-Garzon and Dei-Cas, 1974
| |
Wolffhugelia is a monotypic genus of acanthocephalans (thorny-headed or spiny-headed parasitic worms) containing a single species, Wolffhugelia matercula, that infests animals.
- ^ Mane-Garzon,F.and Dei-Cas,E., 19740813861, French, Journal article, France, 49, (1), Paris, Annales de Parasitologie Humaine et Comparee, (83–89), Masson, A new acanthocephalan, Wolffhugelia matercula n.g., n.sp. from the intestine of Fitzroyia lineata (Jenyns) (Fish) in Uruguay.