''Acanthogyrus'' is a genus of
parasitic worms
Parasitic worms, also known as helminths, are a polyphyletic group of large macroparasites; adults can generally be seen with the naked eye. Many are intestinal worms that are soil-transmitted and infect the gastrointestinal tract. Other par ...
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 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 arthropod mouthparts, mouthparts used for feeding and sucking. In vertebrates, a pr ...
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 (''Labeo rohita'') in
Lucknow
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, and from the intestines of a
catla
Catla (''Labeo catla''; ) 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 India, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Nepal, and Pakis ...
(''Catla catla'') from
Kolkata
Kolkata, also known as Calcutta ( its official name until 2001), is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of West Bengal. It lies on the eastern bank of the Hooghly River, west of the border with Bangladesh. It is the primary ...
, both in India.
* ''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,
Fars province
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Pars province has an area of 122,400 km2 and is located in Iran's southwest, i ...
,
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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