Acanthocephalus echigoensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Acanthocephala
Class: Palaeacanthocephala
Order: Echinorhynchida
Family: Echinorhynchidae
Genus: Acanthocephalus
Species:
A. echigoensis
Binomial name
Acanthocephalus echigoensis
(Fujita, 1920)[1]
Synonyms[2]
  • Acanthocephalus oncorhynchi (Fujita, 1921)
  • Acanthocephalus aculeatus (Van Cleave, 1931)
  • Acanthocephalus acerbus (Van Cleave, 1931)

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]

References

  1. ↑ "Acanthocephalus echigoensis Fujita, 1920". GBIF.org. Retrieved 11 July 2014.
  2. ↑ Crompton, David William Thomasson; Nickol, Brent B. (1985). Biology of the Acanthocephala. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. p. 42. ISBN 0-521-24674-1. Retrieved 11 July 2014.
  3. ↑ "Acanthocephalus echigoensis Fujita, 1920". ITIS. Retrieved 11 July 2014.
  4. ↑ "Summary on Diseases of Marine Fishes Cultured in Thailand". Network of Aquaculture Centers in Asia-Pacific. Aquatic Animal Health Research Institute, Kasetsart University. Retrieved 11 July 2014.
  5. ↑ Love, Milton S.; Moser, Mike (June 1976). "Parasites of California Marine and Estuarine Fish". University of Nebraska–Lincoln: 370. Retrieved 11 July 2014. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)


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