''Metacanthocephalus'' is a genus of
worm
Worms are many different distantly related bilateria, bilateral animals that typically have a long cylindrical tube-like body, no limb (anatomy), limbs, and usually no eyes.
Worms vary in size from microscopic to over in length for marine ...
s belonging to the family
Rhadinorhynchidae
Rhadinorhynchidae is a family of parasitic worms from the order Echinorhynchida.
Species
Rhadinorhynchidae has 4 subfamilies (Golvanacanthinae, Gorgorhynchinae, Rhadinorhynchinae, and Serrasentoidinae) and the following species: Golvanacan ...
.
The species of this genus are found in
Antarctica
Antarctica () is Earth's southernmost and least-populated continent. Situated almost entirely south of the Antarctic Circle and surrounded by the Southern Ocean (also known as the Antarctic Ocean), it contains the geographic South Pole. ...
.
Species:
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Metacanthocephalus campbelli''
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Metacanthocephalus dalmori''
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Metacanthocephalus johnstoni''
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Metacanthocephalus ovicephalus''
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Metacanthocephalus pleuronichthydis''
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Metacanthocephalus rennicki''
References
Rhadinorhynchidae
Acanthocephala genera
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