WEchinorhynchida 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 Cobbold, 1876 Fessisentidae Van Cleave, 1931 Gymnorhadinorhynchidae Braicovich, Lanfranchi, Farber, Marvaldi, Luque and Timi, 2014 Heteracanthocephalidae Petrochenko, 1956 Illiosentidae Golvan, 1960 Isthmosacanthidae Smales, 2012 Pomphorhynchidae Yamaguti, 1939 Rhadinorhynchidae Lühe, 1912 Sauracanthorhynchidae Bursey, Goldberg and Kraus, 2007 Transvenidae Pichelin and Cribb, 2001
WCavisomidae are a family of parasitic worms from the order Echinorhynchida.
WEchinorhynchidae 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.Circinatechinorhynchinae Bhattacharya, 2007 Circinatechinorhynchus Bhattacharya, 2007 Echinorhynchinae Cobbold, 1879 Acanthocephalus Koelreuther, 1771 Brasacanthus Thatcher, 2001 Echinorhynchus Zoega in Müller, 1776 Frilloechinorhynchus Bhattacharya, 2007 Solearhynchus de Buron & Maillard, 1985 Incertae sedis Neoacanthocephaloides Cable & Quick, 1954 Pseudoacanthocephalus Petrochenko, 1958 - This genus parasitizes amphibians and reptiles globally. Pseudoacanthocephalus goodmani was found infesting Sclerophrys gutturalis, an invasive species on the island of Mauritius. Pseudoacanthocephalus lutzi was found infesting cane toad in the Americas. Pseudoacanthocephalus nickoli was found infesting Sanguirana luzonensis and Hylarana similis on Luzon Island, Philippines. Pseudoacanthocephalus smalesi was found infesting Sphenomorphus abdictus on Luzon Island, Philippines.
WRhadinorhynchidae is a family of parasitic worms from the order Echinorhynchida.
WIlliosentidae is a family of parasitic worms from the order Echinorhynchida.
WPomphorhynchidae is a family of parasitic worms from the order Echinorhynchida.
WRhadinorhynchidae is a family of parasitic worms from the order Echinorhynchida.
WTransvenidae is a family of parasitic spiny-headed worms in the order Echinorhynchida. This family contains three species divided into two genera.