Acanthocephalus anguillae is a species of parasitic worm in the phylum Acanthocephala.[2] An intestinal parasite, it is found both in the Baltic Sea and along the coast of California, where it is often found in the fore- and mid-gut of the Brown and Rainbow trouts.[3][4][5]
| Acanthocephalus anguillae | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Acanthocephala |
| Class: | Palaeacanthocephala |
| Order: | Echinorhynchida |
| Family: | Echinorhynchidae |
| Genus: | Acanthocephalus |
| Species: | A. anguillae
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| Binomial name | |
| Acanthocephalus anguillae (Mueller, 1780)[1]
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References
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edit- ^ "Acanthocephalus anguillae (Mueller, 1780)". GBIF.org. Retrieved 11 July 2014.
- ^ "Acanthocephalus anguillae (Mueller, 1780)". ITIS. Retrieved 11 July 2014.
- ^ Dezfuli, Bahram S.; Biaggi, Sara De (May 2000). "Copulation of Acanthocephalus anguillae (Acanthocephala)". Parasitology Research. 86 (6): 524–526. doi:10.1007/s004360050706. PMID 10894483. S2CID 21803021.
- ^ Love, Milton S.; Moser, Mike (June 1976). "Parasites of California Marine and Estuarine Fish". University of Nebraska–Lincoln: 370. Retrieved 11 July 2014.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ Gibson, David (21 December 2004). "Acanthocephalus anguillae (Müller, 1780)". WoRMS. Retrieved 11 July 2014.
Further reading
edit- Taraschewski, Horst (31 May 1988). "Host-parasite interface of fish acanthocephalans. I. Acanthocephalus anguillae (Palaeacanthocephala) in naturally infected fishes: LM and TEM investigations" (PDF). Diseases of Aquatic Organisms. 4: 109–119. doi:10.3354/dao004109. Retrieved 11 July 2014.
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