''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
''Pseudoacanthocephalus'' is a genus of parasitic worms belonging to the family Echinorhynchidae.
The genus has almost cosmopolitan distribution
In biogeography, cosmopolitan distribution is the term for the range of a taxon that extends ac ...
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Pseudoacanthocephalus elongatus''
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Pseudoacanthocephalus goodmani
''Pseudoacanthocephalus goodmani'' is a species of parasitic worm in the phylum Acanthocephala, first described in 2020.
The species is an intestinal parasite of the guttural toad (''Sclerophyrs gutturalis'') but has so far only been found in a ...
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Pseudoacanthocephalus lucidus''
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Pseudoacanthocephalus lutzi
''Pseudoacanthocephalus'' is a genus of parasitic worms belonging to the family Echinorhynchidae.
The genus has almost cosmopolitan distribution.
Species:
*'' Pseudoacanthocephalus betsileo''
*'' Pseudoacanthocephalus bigueti''
*'' Pseudoaca ...
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Pseudoacanthocephalus nguyenthileae''
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Pseudoacanthocephalus nickoli
''Pseudoacanthocephalus'' is a genus of parasitic worms belonging to the family Echinorhynchidae.
The genus has almost cosmopolitan distribution.
Species:
*'' Pseudoacanthocephalus betsileo''
*'' Pseudoacanthocephalus bigueti''
*'' Pseudoaca ...
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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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