''Echinorhynchus'' is a

genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...

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 worms. They parasitize a wide variety of fishes from both marine and fresh waters. The

intermediate host In biology and medicine, a host is a larger organism that harbours a smaller organism; whether a parasitic, a mutualistic, or a commensalist ''guest'' (symbiont). The guest is typically provided with nourishment and shelter. Examples include a ...

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 ...

. * '' 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