''Acanthogyrus'' is a genus of
parasitic worms
Parasitic worms, also known as helminths, are large Parasitism#Basic concepts, macroparasites; adults can generally be seen with the naked eye. Many are intestinal worms that are soil-transmitted helminth, soil-transmitted and intestinal parasit ...
belonging to the family
Quadrigyridae
Quadrigyridae is the only family within Gyracanthocephala, an order of parasitic worms of class Eoacanthocephala. This family contains two subfamilies, ten genera and about 92 species.
Species
Species in ''Quadrigyridae'' are divided into two su ...
.
The species of this genus are found in Africa.
Taxonomy
Golvan in 1959 divided the genus Acanthogyrus into two subgenera: Acanthogyrus and
Acanthosentis
''Acanthogyrus'' is a genus of parasitic worms belonging to the family Quadrigyridae. The species of this genus are found in Africa. Taxonomy
Golvan in 1959 divided the genus Acanthogyrus into two subgenera: Acanthogyrus and Acanthosentis based ...
based on the number of
proboscis
A proboscis () is an elongated appendage from the head of an animal, either a vertebrate or an invertebrate. In invertebrates, the term usually refers to tubular mouthparts used for feeding and sucking. In vertebrates, a proboscis is an elonga ...
hooks; there are 18 (3 circles of 6 hooks each) in Acanthosentis and 24 (3 circles of 8 hooks each) in Acanthogyrus.
Description
There are between 18 and 24 hooks on the proboscis.
Species
There are many species in the genus ''Acanthogyrus''.
''Acanthogyrus (Acanthogyrus)''
Thapar, 1927
* ''Acanthogyrus acanthogyrus''
Thapar, 1927
Found in the intestine of a
rohu
The rohu, rui, ruhi or roho labeo (''Labeo rohita'') is a species of fish of the carp family, found in rivers in South Asia. It is a large omnivore and extensively used in aquaculture.
Description
The rohu is a large, silver-colored fish o ...
(''Labeo rohita'') in
Lucknow
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, and from the intestines of a
catla
Catla (''Labeo catla''), ( bn, কাতলা, translit=kātlā) also known as the major South Asian carp, is an economically important South Asian freshwater fish in the carp family Cyprinidae. It is native to rivers and lakes in northern Indi ...
(''Catla catla'') from
Kolkata
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, both in
India
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.
* ''Acanthogyrus tripathi''
Rai, 1967
''Acanthogyrus (Acanthosentis)''
Verma and Datta, 1929
* ''Acanthogyrus acanthuri''
(Cable and Quick, 1954)
* ''Acanthogyrus adriaticus''
Amin, 2005
* ''Acanthogyrus alternatspinus''
Amin, 2005
* ''Acanthogyrus anguillae''
(Wang, 1981)
* ''Acanthogyrus antespinus''
(Verma and Datta, 1929)
* ''Acanthogyrus arii''
(Bilqees, 1971)
* ''Acanthogyrus bacailai''
(Verma, 1973)
* ''Acanthogyrus barmeshoori''
Amin, Gholami, Akhlaghi and Heckmann, 2013
''A. barmeshoori'' was found infesting the
Farsi toothcarp (''Aphanius farsicus'') in
Maharloo Lake
Maharloe Lake ( fa, دریاچه مهارلو) is a seasonal salt lake in the highlands of the area of Shiraz, Iran. southeast of Shiraz, the lake salt is rich in potassium and other salts.
Rudkhane-ye-Khoshk, a seasonal river flowing through ...
,
Fars Province,
Iran
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.
* ''Acanthogyrus betwai''
(Tripathi, 1956)
* ''Acanthogyrus bilaspurensis''
(Chowhan, Gupta and Khera, 1987)
* ''Acanthogyrus cameroni''
(Gupta and Kajaji, 1969)
* ''Acanthogyrus cheni''
Amin, 2005
* ''Acanthogyrus dattai''
(Podder, 1938)
* ''Acanthogyrus giuris''
(Soota and Sen, 1956)
* ''Acanthogyrus gobindi''
(Chowhan, Gupta and Khera, 1987)
* ''Acanthogyrus golvani''
(Gupta and Jain, 1980)
* ''Acanthogyrus heterospinus''
(Khan and Bilqees, 1990)
* ''Acanthogyrus holospinus''
(Sen, 1937)
* ''Acanthogyrus indicus''
(Tripathi, 1959)
* ''Acanthogyrus intermedius''
(Achmerov and Dombrovskaja-Achmerova, 1941)
* ''Acanthogyrus lizae''
(Wang, 1986)
* ''Acanthogyrus malawiensis''
Amin and Hendrix, 1999
* ''Acanthogyrus maroccanus''
( Dollfus, 1951)
* ''Acanthogyrus multispinus''
Wang, 1966
* ''Acanthogyrus nigeriensis''
Dollfus and Golvan, 1956
* ''Acanthogyrus papilo''
Troncy and Vassiliades, 1974
* ''Acanthogyrus parareceptaclis''
Amin, 2005
* ''Acanthogyrus partispinus''
(Furtado, 1963)
* ''Acanthogyrus paucispinus''
Wang, 1966
* ''Acanthogyrus periophthalmi''
(Wang, 1980)
* ''Acanthogyrus phillipi''
(Mashego, 1988)
* ''Acanthogyrus putitorae''
(Chowhan, Gupta and Khera, 1988)
* ''Acanthogyrus scomberomori''
(Wang, 1980)
* ''Acanthogyrus seenghalae''
(Chowhan, Gupta and Khera, 1988)
* ''Acanthogyrus shashiensis''
(Tso, Chen, and Chien, 1974)
* ''Acanthogyrus shuklai''
(Agrawal and Singh, 1982)
* ''Acanthogyrus siamensis''
(Farooqi and Sirikanchana, 1987)
* ''Acanthogyrus similis''
(Wang, 1980)
* ''Acanthogyrus sircari''
(Podder, 1941)
* ''Acanthogyrus thapari''
(Parasad, Sahay and Shambhunath, 1969)
* ''Acanthogyrus tilapiae''
(Baylis, 1948) [ ]
* ''Acanthogyrus vancleavei''
(Gupta and Fatma, 1986)
* ''Acanthogyrus vittatusi''
(Verma, 1973)
Hosts
Acanthogyrus parasitizes fish.
Distribution
The species of this genus are found in Africa.
Notes
References
Eoacanthocephala
Acanthocephala genera
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