Mediorhynchus
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mediorhynchus-243-505427
title:
Mediorhynchus
text:
Mediorhynchus is a genus of small parasitic spiny-headed worms. Phylogenetic analysis has been conducted on two known species of Mediorhynchus and confirmed the placement along with the related genus Gigantorhynchus in the family Gigantorhynchida. The distinguishing features of this order among archiacanthocephalans is a divided proboscis. This genus contains fifty-eight species that are distributed globally. These worms exclusively parasitize birds by attaching themselves around the cloaca usin
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encyclopedia
description:
Genus of worms
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mediorhynchus
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date modified:
2024-03-19T18:32:23Z
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