Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Phylum Acanthocephala > Class Archiacanthocephala > Order Oligacanthorhynchida > Family Oligacanthorhynchidae > Genus Macracanthorhynchus

Macracanthorhynchus hirudinaceus (Pallas, 1781)

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Original genus

Taenia Linnaeus, 1758

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

MacracanthorhynchusTravassos, 1917accepted genus name
Echinorhynchus auct. generic synonym
Gigantorhynchus auct. generic synonym
Prosthenorchis auct. generic synonym
Echinorhynchus auct. misapplied name
Gigantorhynchus auct. misapplied name
Prosthenorchis auct. misapplied name

Species group names

Taenia hirudinaceus Pallas, 1781 objective synonym
Echinorhynchus gigas Bloch, 1782 subjective synonym

Vernaculars (+) (-)

 Danish: Kæmpekradser

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External Links

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Citation

Dr David Gibson. Macracanthorhynchus hirudinaceus (Pallas, 1781). Accessed through: Fauna Europaea at http://www.faunaeur.org/full_results.php?id=387705

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Occurrence

 Present  Absent  Doubtful  Native  Introduced  Naturalised  Invasive  Managed  No data

Environment

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Importance

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Last modified

2010-05-31 by Dr David Gibson

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