''Echinorhynchus'' is a

genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial nom ...

acanthocephalan Acanthocephala (Greek , ', thorn + , ', head) is a phylum of parasitic worms known as acanthocephalans, thorny-headed worms, or spiny-headed worms, characterized by the presence of an eversible proboscis, armed with spines, which it uses to p ...

parasitic worm 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 sc ...

s. They parasitize a wide variety of fishes from both marine and fresh waters. The intermediate host is usually a

crustacean Crustaceans (Crustacea, ) form a large, diverse arthropod taxon which includes such animals as decapods, seed shrimp, branchiopods, fish lice, krill, remipedes, isopods, barnacles, copepods, amphipods and mantis shrimp. The crustacean group can ...

. * '' Echinorhynchus abyssicola'' Dollfus, 1931 * '' Echinorhynchus acanthotrias''

Linstow Linstow or von Linstow may refer to: * Linstow AS, one of the largest companies of Norway * Dobbin-Linstow, a municipality in the Rostock district, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany * Hans Linstow (1787–1851), a Danish-born, Norwegian architec ...

, 1883 * '' Echinorhynchus alcedinis'' Westrumb, 1821 * '' Echinorhynchus armoricanus'' Golvan, 1969 * '' Echinorhynchus astacifluviatilis'' Diesing, 1851 * '' Echinorhynchus attenuatus'' Linton, 1891 * '' Echinorhynchus baeri'' Kostylev, 1928 * '' Echinorhynchus bipennis'' Kaiser, 1893 * '' Echinorhynchus blenni''

Rudolphi Karl Asmund Rudolphi (14 July 1771 – 29 November 1832) was a Swedish-born German naturalist, who is credited with being the "father of helminthology". Life Rudolphi was born in Stockholm to German parents. He was awarded his PhD in 1793 a ...

, 1810 * '' Echinorhynchus briconi'' Machado, 1959 * '' Echinorhynchus calloti'' Golvan, 1969 * '' Echinorhynchus canyonensis'' Huffman and Kleiver, 1977 * '' Echinorhynchus cestodicola''

, 1905 * '' Echinorhynchus chierchiae'' Monticelli, 1889 * '' Echinorhynchus cinctulus'' Porta, 1905 * '' Echinorhynchus corrugatus'' Sars, 1885 * '' Echinorhynchus cotti'' Yamaguti, 1939 * '' Echinorhynchus cryophilus'' (Sokolowskaja, 1962) * '' Echinorhynchus debenhami'' Leiper and Atkinson, 1914 * '' Echinorhynchus dendrocopi'' Westrumb, 1821 * '' Echinorhynchus diffuens'' Zenker, 1832 * '' Echinorhynchus dissimilis'' Yamaguti, 1939 * '' Echinorhynchus eperlani''

, 1884 * '' Echinorhynchus gadi'' Zoega, 1776 * '' Echinorhynchus galbulae'' Diesing, 1851 * '' Echinorhynchus garzae'' Zeder, 1803 * '' Echinorhynchus gazae'' Gmelin, 1790 * '' Echinorhynchus gomesi'' Machado, 1948 * '' Echinorhynchus gracilis'' Machado, 1948 * '' Echinorhynchus gymnocyprii'' Wang and Yang, 1981 * '' Echinorhynchus hexacanthus''

Dujardin Dujardin is a French surname, meaning "from the garden", and may refer to: * Charlotte Dujardin, British dressage rider * Édouard Dujardin, French writer * Félix Dujardin (1801–1860), French biologist * Jean Dujardin, French actor and comedia ...

, 1845 * '' Echinorhynchus hexagrammi'' Beava, 1965 * '' Echinorhynchus inflexus'' Cobbold, 1861 * '' Echinorhynchus jucundus'' Travassos, 1923 * '' Echinorhynchus kushiroensis'' Fujita, 1921 * '' Echinorhynchus labri''

, 1819 * '' Echinorhynchus peleci'' Grimm, 1870 * '' Echinorhynchus platessae''

, 1809 * '' Echinorhynchus platessoides'' Gmelin, 1790 * '' Echinorhynchus pleuronectis'' Gmelin, 1790 * '' Echinorhynchus pleuronectisplatessoides'' Viborg, 1795 * '' Echinorhynchus praetextus'' Molin, 1858 * '' Echinorhynchus pupa''

, 1905 * '' Echinorhynchus rhenanus'' (Golvan, 1969) * '' Echinorhynchus rhytidodes'' Monticelli, 1905 * '' Echinorhynchus robustus'' Datta, 1928 * '' Echinorhynchus salmonis'' Mueller, 1784 * '' Echinorhynchus salobrensis'' Machado, 1948 * '' Echinorhynchus sciaenae''

, 1819 * '' Echinorhynchus scopis'' Gmelin, 1790 * '' Echinorhynchus scorpaenae''

, 1819 * '' Echinorhynchus serpentulus'' Grimm, 1870 * '' Echinorhynchus sipunculus'' Schrank, 1788 * '' Echinorhynchus solitarium'' Molin, 1858 * '' Echinorhynchus stridulae'' Goeze, 1782 * '' Echinorhynchus strigis'' Gmelin, 1782 * '' Echinorhynchus taeniaeforme''

, 1890 * '' Echinorhynchus tardae''

, 1809 * '' Echinorhynchus tenuicollis'' Froelich, 1802 * '' Echinorhynchus truttae'' Schrank, 1788 * '' Echinorhynchus urniger''

, 1845 * '' Echinorhynchus yamagutii'' Golvan, 1969 * '' Echinorhynchus zanclorhynchi'' Johnston and Best, 1937

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

{{Taxonbar, from=Q310231 Echinorhynchidae Acanthocephala genera