''Dendrorhynchus'' is a

gregarine The gregarines are a group of Apicomplexan alveolates, classified as the Gregarinasina or Gregarinia. The large (roughly half a millimeter) parasites inhabit the intestines of many invertebrates. They are not found in any vertebrates. However, g ...

genus with total 2 species. The genus was first described in 1920 by David Keilin from the alimentary canal of dolichopodid larvae ''

Systenus ''Systenus'' is a genus of fly Flies are insects of the Order (biology), order Diptera, the name being derived from the Ancient Greek, Greek δι- ''di-'' "two", and πτερόν ''pteron'' "wing". Insects of this order use only a single ...

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Homonyms

''Dendrorhynchus'' is a senior homonym for genera of

nemertean Nemertea is a phylum of animals also known as ribbon worms or proboscis worms, consisting of 1300 known species. Most ribbon worms are very slim, usually only a few millimeters wide, although a few have relatively short but wide bodies. Many h ...

s (replaced with ''

Polydendrorhynchus ''Polydendrorhynchus'' is a monotypic genus of nemerteans belonging to the family Polybrachiorhynchidae Polybrachiorhynchidae is a family of worms belonging to the order Heteronemertea Heteronemertea is a monophyletic order of about 500 sp ...

'') and pterosaurians (replaced with ''

Dendrorhynchoides ''Dendrorhynchoides'' was a genus of anurognathid pterosaur containing only the holotype species ''D. curvidentatus'' that is known from the Middle Jurassic Tiaojishan Formation of Qinglong, northern Hebei Province, China. The genus was first ...

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References

Clopton, R. E. (2002). Phylum Apicomplexa Levine, 1970: Order Eugregarinorida Léger, 1900. Pages 205-288. in: Illustrated Guide to the Protozoa, 2nd edition, J. J. Lee, G. Leedale, D. Patterson, and P. C. Bradbury, eds. Society of Protozoologists, Lawrence, Kansas {{Taxonbar, from=Q16940990 Apicomplexa genera