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Acanthocephalus echigoensis

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Species of thorny-headed worm

Acanthocephalus echigoensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Acanthocephala
Class: Palaeacanthocephala
Order: Echinorhynchida
Family: Echinorhynchidae
Genus: Acanthocephalus
Species: A. echigoensis
Binomial name
Acanthocephalus echigoensis
(Fujita, 1920)
Synonyms
  • Acanthocephalus oncorhynchi (Fujita, 1921)
  • Acanthocephalus aculeatus (Van Cleave, 1931)
  • Acanthocephalus acerbus (Van Cleave, 1931)

Acanthocephalus echigoensis is a species of parasitic worm in the phylum Acanthocephala. Found both in California and in Thailand, it has been known to parasitize the sockeye salmon, chum salmon, rainbow trout, and barramundi.

References

  1. "Acanthocephalus echigoensis Fujita, 1920". GBIF.org. Retrieved 11 July 2014.
  2. Crompton, David William Thomasson; Nickol, Brent B. (1985). Biology of the Acanthocephala. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. p. 42. ISBN 0-521-24674-1. Retrieved 11 July 2014.
  3. "Acanthocephalus echigoensis Fujita, 1920". ITIS. Retrieved 11 July 2014.
  4. "Summary on Diseases of Marine Fishes Cultured in Thailand". Network of Aquaculture Centers in Asia-Pacific. Aquatic Animal Health Research Institute, Kasetsart University. Retrieved 11 July 2014.
  5. 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)
Taxon identifiers
Acanthocephalus echigoensis


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