''Corynosoma'' is a genus of
parasitic worms
Parasitic worms, also known as helminths, are large macroparasites; adults can generally be seen with the naked eye. Many are intestinal worms that are soil-transmitted and infect the gastrointestinal tract. Other parasitic worms such as schi ...
belonging to the family
Polymorphidae
The thorny-headed worm family Polymorphidae contains endoparasites which as adults feed mainly in fish and aquatic birds. When this taxon was erected by Meyer in 1931, a subfamily Polymorphinae was established in it. As the Polymorphidae as ...
.
The genus has almost
cosmopolitan distribution
In biogeography, cosmopolitan distribution is the term for the range of a taxon that extends across all or most of the world in appropriate habitats. Such a taxon, usually a species, is said to exhibit cosmopolitanism or cosmopolitism. The ext ...
.
Species:
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Corynosoma alaskensis
''Corynosoma'' is a genus of parasitic worms belonging to the family Polymorphidae.
The genus has almost cosmopolitan distribution.
Species:
*'' Corynosoma alaskensis''
*'' Corynosoma australe''
*'' Corynosoma beaglense''
*'' Corynosoma b ...
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Corynosoma australe
''Corynosoma autrale'' is a species of acanthocephalan (also known as thorny-headed worms, or spiny headed worms). This species usually infects pinnipeds; the semi-aquatic fin-footed marine mammals most commonly known as seals and sea lions. Pi ...
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Corynosoma beaglense''
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Corynosoma bullosum''
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Corynosoma cameroni
''Corynosoma'' is a genus of parasitic worms belonging to the family Polymorphidae.
The genus has almost cosmopolitan distribution.
Species:
*'' Corynosoma alaskensis''
*'' Corynosoma australe''
*'' Corynosoma beaglense''
*'' Corynosoma b ...
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Corynosoma caspicum''
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Corynosoma cetaceum''
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Corynosoma curilense''
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Corynosoma enhydri''
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Corynosoma erignathi''
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Corynosoma evae''
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Corynosoma falcatum''
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Corynosoma gibsoni
''Corynosoma'' is a genus of parasitic worms belonging to the family Polymorphidae.
The genus has almost cosmopolitan distribution.
Species:
*''Corynosoma alaskensis''
*'' Corynosoma australe''
*'' Corynosoma beaglense''
*'' Corynosoma bu ...
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Corynosoma hamanni
''Corynosoma'' is a genus of parasitic worms belonging to the family Polymorphidae.
The genus has almost cosmopolitan distribution.
Species:
*''Corynosoma alaskensis''
*''Corynosoma australe''
*'' Corynosoma beaglense''
*'' Corynosoma bullo ...
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Corynosoma hannae
''Corynosoma'' is a genus of parasitic worms belonging to the family Polymorphidae.
The genus has almost cosmopolitan distribution.
Species:
*'' Corynosoma alaskensis''
*'' Corynosoma australe''
*'' Corynosoma beaglense''
*'' Corynosoma b ...
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Corynosoma magdaleni''
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Corynosoma pseudohamanni''
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Corynosoma rauschi
''Corynosoma'' is a genus of parasitic worms belonging to the family Polymorphidae.
The genus has almost cosmopolitan distribution.
Species:
*'' Corynosoma alaskensis''
*'' Corynosoma australe''
*'' Corynosoma beaglense''
*'' Corynosoma b ...
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Corynosoma reductum
''Corynosoma'' is a genus of parasitic worms belonging to the family Polymorphidae.
The genus has almost cosmopolitan distribution.
Species:
*'' Corynosoma alaskensis''
*'' Corynosoma australe''
*'' Corynosoma beaglense''
*'' Corynosoma b ...
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Corynosoma semerme''
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Corynosoma septentrionale''
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Corynosoma shackletoni''
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Corynosoma simile''
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Corynosoma stanleyi''
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Corynosoma strumosum''
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Corynosoma validum
''Corynosoma'' is a genus of parasitic worms belonging to the family Polymorphidae.
The genus has almost cosmopolitan distribution.
Species:
*''Corynosoma alaskensis''
*''Corynosoma australe''
*'' Corynosoma beaglense''
*'' Corynosoma bullo ...
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Corynosoma ventronudum
''Corynosoma'' is a genus of parasitic worms belonging to the family Polymorphidae.
The genus has almost cosmopolitan distribution.
Species:
*''Corynosoma alaskensis''
*''Corynosoma australe''
*'' Corynosoma beaglense''
*'' Corynosoma bullo ...
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Corynosoma villosum''
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Corynosoma wegeneri
''Corynosoma'' is a genus of parasitic worms belonging to the family Polymorphidae.
The genus has almost cosmopolitan distribution.
Species:
*''Corynosoma alaskensis''
*''Corynosoma australe''
*'' Corynosoma beaglense''
*'' Corynosoma bullo ...
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References
Polymorphidae
Acanthocephala genera
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