''Pseudoacanthocephalus'' 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
Echinorhynchidae
Echinorhynchidae is a family of acanthocephalan parasitic worms from the order Echinorhynchida. The adult worms live in the intestines of fishes, amphibians and reptiles.
The family contains the following genera, organised by subfamily.Amin, A ...
.
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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Pseudoacanthocephalus betsileo''
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Pseudoacanthocephalus bigueti''
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Pseudoacanthocephalus bufonicola''
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Pseudoacanthocephalus bufonis''
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Pseudoacanthocephalus caspanensis''
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Pseudoacanthocephalus caucasicus''
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Pseudoacanthocephalus coniformis''
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Pseudoacanthocephalus elongatus''
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Pseudoacanthocephalus goodmani''
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Pseudoacanthocephalus lucidus''
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Pseudoacanthocephalus lutzi''
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Pseudoacanthocephalus nguyenthileae''
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Pseudoacanthocephalus nickoli''
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Pseudoacanthocephalus paratiensis''
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Pseudoacanthocephalus perthensis''
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Pseudoacanthocephalus rauschi''
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Pseudoacanthocephalus reesei''
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Pseudoacanthocephalus rhampholeontos''
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Pseudoacanthocephalus shillongensis''
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Pseudoacanthocephalus smalesi''
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Pseudoacanthocephalus toshimai''
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Pseudoacanthocephalus xenopeltidis''
References
Echinorhynchidae
Acanthocephala genera
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