''Echinorhynchus'', from
Ancient Greek
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ἐχῖνος (''ekhînos''), meaning "
hedgehog
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", and ῥύγχος (''rhúnkhos''), meaning "snout", is a
genus
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of
acanthocephalan parasitic worm
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s. They parasitize a wide variety of fishes from both marine and fresh waters. The
intermediate host
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is usually a
crustacean
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.
* ''
Echinorhynchus abyssicola''
Dollfus, 1931
* ''
Echinorhynchus acanthotrias''
Linstow, 1883
* ''
Echinorhynchus alcedinis''
Westrumb, 1821
* ''
Echinorhynchus armoricanus''
Golvan, 1969
* ''
Echinorhynchus astacifluviatilis''
Diesing, 1851
* ''
Echinorhynchus attenuatus''
Linton, 1891
* ''
Echinorhynchus baeri''
Kostylev, 1928 [ ]
* ''
Echinorhynchus bipennis''
Kaiser, 1893
* ''
Echinorhynchus blenni''
Rudolphi, 1810
* ''
Echinorhynchus briconi''
Machado, 1959
* ''
Echinorhynchus calloti''
Golvan, 1969
* ''
Echinorhynchus canyonensis''
Huffman and Kleiver, 1977
* ''
Echinorhynchus cestodicola''
Linstow, 1905
* ''
Echinorhynchus chierchiae''
Monticelli, 1889
* ''
Echinorhynchus cinctulus''
Porta, 1905
* ''
Echinorhynchus corrugatus''
Sars, 1885
* ''
Echinorhynchus cotti''
Yamaguti, 1939
* ''
Echinorhynchus cryophilus''
(Sokolowskaja, 1962)
* ''
Echinorhynchus debenhami''
Leiper and Atkinson, 1914
* ''
Echinorhynchus dendrocopi''
Westrumb, 1821
* ''
Echinorhynchus diffuens''
Zenker, 1832
* ''
Echinorhynchus dissimilis''
Yamaguti, 1939
* ''
Echinorhynchus eperlani''
Linstow, 1884
* ''
Echinorhynchus gadi''
Zoega, 1776
* ''
Echinorhynchus galbulae''
Diesing, 1851
* ''
Echinorhynchus garzae''
Zeder
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Plot
In 1956, Gabriella (Ve ...
, 1803
* ''
Echinorhynchus gazae''
Gmelin, 1790
* ''
Echinorhynchus gomesi''
Machado, 1948
* ''
Echinorhynchus gracilis''
Machado, 1948
* ''
Echinorhynchus gymnocyprii''
Wang and Yang, 1981
* ''
Echinorhynchus hexacanthus''
Dujardin Dujardin is a French surname, meaning "from the garden", and may refer to:
* Charlotte Dujardin (born 1985), British dressage rider
* Édouard Dujardin (1861–1949), French writer
* Félix Dujardin (1801–1860), French biologist
* Jean Dujar ...
, 1845
* ''
Echinorhynchus hexagrammi''
Beava, 1965
* ''
Echinorhynchus inflexus''
Cobbold, 1861
* ''
Echinorhynchus jucundus''
Travassos, 1923
* ''
Echinorhynchus kushiroensis''
Fujita, 1921
* ''
Echinorhynchus labri''
Rudolphi, 1819
* ''
Echinorhynchus lageniformis''
Ekbaum, 1838
* ''
Echinorhynchus lateralis''
Leidy, 1851
* ''
Echinorhynchus laurentianus''
Roland, 1957
* ''
Echinorhynchus leidyi''
Van Cleave, 1924
* ''
Echinorhynchus lendix''
(Phipps, 1774)
* ''
Echinorhynchus lenoki''
Achmerov, et al., 1941
* ''
Echinorhynchus lotellae''
Yamaguti, 1939
* ''
Echinorhynchus melanoglaeae''
Dollfus, 1960
* ''
Echinorhynchus monticelli''
Porta, 1904
* ''
Echinorhynchus nardoi''
Molin, 1859
* ''
Echinorhynchus nitzschi''
Giebel, 1866
* ''
Echinorhynchus oblitus''
Golvan, 1969
* ''
Echinorhynchus orestiae''
Neveu-Lemaire, 1905
* ''
Echinorhynchus orientalis''
Kaw, 1951
* ''
Echinorhynchus paranensis''
Machado, 1959
* ''
Echinorhynchus parasiluri''
Fukui, 1929
* ''
Echinorhynchus pardi''
Huxley, 1902
* ''
Echinorhynchus pari''
Rudolphi, 1819
* ''
Echinorhynchus peleci''
Grimm, 1870
* ''
Echinorhynchus platessae''
Rudolphi, 1809
* ''
Echinorhynchus platessoides''
Gmelin, 1790
* ''
Echinorhynchus pleuronectis''
Gmelin, 1790
* ''
Echinorhynchus pleuronectisplatessoides''
Viborg, 1795
* ''
Echinorhynchus praetextus''
Molin, 1858
* ''
Echinorhynchus pupa''
Linstow, 1905
* ''
Echinorhynchus rhenanus''
(Golvan, 1969)
* ''
Echinorhynchus rhytidodes''
Monticelli, 1905
* ''
Echinorhynchus robustus''
Datta, 1928
* ''
Echinorhynchus salmonis''
Mueller, 1784
* ''
Echinorhynchus salobrensis''
Machado, 1948
* ''
Echinorhynchus sciaenae''
Rudolphi, 1819
* ''
Echinorhynchus scopis''
Gmelin, 1790
* ''
Echinorhynchus scorpaenae''
Rudolphi, 1819
* ''
Echinorhynchus serpentulus''
Grimm, 1870
* ''
Echinorhynchus sipunculus''
Schrank, 1788
* ''
Echinorhynchus solitarium''
Molin, 1858
* ''
Echinorhynchus stridulae''
Goeze, 1782
* ''
Echinorhynchus strigis''
Gmelin, 1782
* ''
Echinorhynchus taeniaeforme''
Linstow, 1890
* ''
Echinorhynchus tardae''
Rudolphi, 1809
* ''
Echinorhynchus tenuicollis''
Froelich, 1802
* ''
Echinorhynchus truttae''
Schrank, 1788
* ''
Echinorhynchus urniger''
Dujardin Dujardin is a French surname, meaning "from the garden", and may refer to:
* Charlotte Dujardin (born 1985), British dressage rider
* Édouard Dujardin (1861–1949), French writer
* Félix Dujardin (1801–1860), French biologist
* Jean Dujar ...
, 1845
* ''
Echinorhynchus yamagutii''
Golvan, 1969
* ''
Echinorhynchus zanclorhynchi''
Johnston and Best, 1937
Gallery
Parasite160048-fig4 - SEM of mature specimens of Echinorhynchus baeri from S. trutta in Turkey.png, SEM of mature specimens of ''Echinorhynchus baeri''
Parasite160048-fig5 - SEM of mature specimens of Echinorhynchus baeri from S. trutta in Turkey.png, SEM of mature specimens of ''Echinorhynchus baeri''
References
{{Taxonbar, from=Q310231
Echinorhynchidae
Acanthocephala genera