| Pyriproboscis | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Acanthocephala |
| Class: | Palaeacanthocephala |
| Order: | Polymorphida |
| Family: | Pyriprobosicidae |
| Genus: | Pyriproboscis Amin, Abdullah & Mhaisen, 2003 |
Pyriproboscis is a genus of small parasitic spiny-headed (or thorny-headed) worms. It is the only genus in the family Pyriprobosicidae.[1]
Species
There is one genus and one species in the family Pyriprobosicidae.[lower-alpha 1]
Pyriproboscis Amin, Abdullah & Mhaisen, 2003
- Pyriproboscis heronensis (Pichelin, 1997)
Notes
- ↑ A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Pyriproboscis.
References
- ↑ Huston, D. C., Cribb, T. H., & Smales, L. R. (2020). Molecular characterisation of acanthocephalans from Australian marine teleosts: proposal of a new family, synonymy of another and transfer of taxa between orders. Systematic Parasitology, 1-23.
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