''Sauracanthorhynchus'' 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 ...

of thorny-headed worms. It is the only genus in the

family Family (from la, familia) is a Social group, group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or Affinity (law), affinity (by marriage or other relationship). The purpose of the family is to maintain the well-being of its ...

Sauracanthorhynchidae in the

order Order, ORDER or Orders may refer to: * Categorization, the process in which ideas and objects are recognized, differentiated, and understood * Heterarchy, a system of organization wherein the elements have the potential to be ranked a number of d ...

Echinorhynchida Echinorhynchida is an order of parasitic worms in the phylum Acanthocephala. It contains the following families: * Arhythmacanthidae Yamaguti, 1935 * Cavisomidae Meyer, 1932 * Diplosentidae Tubangui and Masiluñgan, 1937 *Echinorhynchidae Cobbol ...

. It contains a single species Sauracanthorhynchus sphenomorphicola. It was found the intestines of the skink '' Sphenomorphus granulatus''. The host is found from the

Huon Peninsula Huon Peninsula is a large rugged peninsula on the island of New Guinea in Morobe Province, eastern Papua New Guinea. It is named after French explorer Jean-Michel Huon de Kermadec. The peninsula is dominated by the steep Saruwaged and Finister ...

Milne Bay Province Milne Bay is a province of Papua New Guinea. Its capital is Alotau. The province covers 14,345 km² of land and 252,990 km² of sea, within the province there are more than 600 islands, about 160 of which are inhabited. The province has a ...

, and the adjacent

D'Entrecasteaux Islands D'Entrecasteaux Islands () are situated near the eastern tip of New Guinea in the Solomon Sea in Milne Bay Province of Papua New Guinea. The group spans a distance of , has a total land area of approximately and is separated from the Papua New G ...

of Fergusson, and Normamby. The reported range of the parasite is restricted to

Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea (abbreviated PNG; , ; tpi, Papua Niugini; ho, Papua Niu Gini), officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea ( tpi, Independen Stet bilong Papua Niugini; ho, Independen Stet bilong Papua Niu Gini), is a country i ...

. The genus is named after the order of its host, and the species is named after the genus of its host.Bursey, C. R., Goldberg, S. R., & Kraus, F. (2007). New family, new genus, new species of Acanthocephala (Echinorhynchida) from the lizard, ''Sphenomorphus granulatus'' (Sauria: Scincidae), from Papua New Guinea. Open Parasitology Journal, 1, 41-44. Found at: https://benthamopen.com/contents/pdf/TOPARAJ/TOPARAJ-1-7.pdf

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Echinorhynchida Acanthocephala genera Monotypic animal genera Taxobox binomials not recognized by IUCN {{acanthocephalan-stub