Acanthocephalus echigoensis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Acanthocephala |
Class: | Palaeacanthocephala |
Order: | Echinorhynchida |
Family: | Echinorhynchidae |
Genus: | Acanthocephalus |
Species: | A. echigoensis
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Binomial name | |
Acanthocephalus echigoensis (Fujita, 1920)[1]
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Acanthocephalus echigoensis is a species of parasitic worm in the phylum Acanthocephala.[3] Found both in California and in Thailand, it has been known to parasitize the sockeye salmon, chum salmon, rainbow trout, and barramundi.[4][5]