Echinorhynchus

{{Short description|Genus of thorny-headed worms}}

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| image = Parasite160048-fig3 - Specimens of Echinorhynchus baeri collected from Salmo trutta in Turkey.png

| image_caption = Echinorhynchus baeri

| taxon = Echinorhynchus

| authority = Zoega in Müller, 1776

| subdivision_ranks = Species

| subdivision = See text

| synonyms = *Metechinorhynchus Petrochenko, 1956

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Echinorhynchus is a genus of acanthocephalan parasitic worms. They parasitize a wide variety of fishes from both marine and fresh waters. The intermediate host is usually a crustacean.

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Gallery

Parasite160048-fig4 - SEM of mature specimens of Echinorhynchus baeri from S. trutta in Turkey.png|SEM of mature specimens of Echinorhynchus baeri

Parasite160048-fig5 - SEM of mature specimens of Echinorhynchus baeri from S. trutta in Turkey.png|SEM of mature specimens of Echinorhynchus baeri

References

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Category:Echinorhynchidae

Category:Acanthocephala genera