Macracanthorhynchus hirudinaceus ( Pallas, 1781 ) Travassos, 1917

Tavakol, Sareh, Amin, Omar M., Luus-Powell, Wilmien J. & Halajian, Ali, 2015, The acanthocephalan fauna of Iran, a check list, Zootaxa 4033 (2), pp. 237-258 : 239-240

Macracanthorhynchus hirudinaceus ( Pallas, 1781) Travassos, 1917

Host: Canine coprolite

Locality: Chehrabad salt mine, Zanjan Province ( Mowlavi et al. 2015)

Remarks: Eggs of this acanthocephalan were found in a coprolite that was estimated to be about 1500 years old.

Host: Canis aureus

Locality: Ardebil Province and Arasbaran region ( Zarif-fard 1994), Kashan, Esfahan Province ( Arbabi et al. 2002), West Azerbaijan, Kermanshah and Kordestan provinces ( Dalimi et al. 2006), Zone 3 (Khuzestan Province, Hormozgan Province, southern parts of Sistan and Baluchestan Province) ( Meshgi et al. 2009), Ilam Province ( Razmjoo et al. 2014)

Host: Ca. lupus

Locality: Ardebil Province and Arasbaran region ( Zarif-fard 1994), Kashan, Esfahan Province ( Arbabi et al. 2002)

Host: Ca. lupus familiaris

Locality: Ardebil Province and Arasbaran region ( Zarif-fard 1994), Kashan, Esfahan Province ( Arbabi et al. 2002), West Azerbaijan, Kermanshah and Kordestan provinces ( Dalimi et al. 2006), Moghan Plain, Ardebil Province ( Zare-Bidaki et al. 2010), Tabriz, East Azerbaijan Province ( Garedaghi et al. 2014)

Host: Sus scrofa

Locality: Protected areas in north, northeast and southwest of Iran ( Eslami & Farsad-Hamdi 1992), Shooshtar, Khuzestan Province ( Mowlavi et al. 2006)

Host: Vulpes vulpes

Locality: Ardebil Province and Arasbaran region ( Zarif-fard 1994), Kashan, Esfahan Province ( Arbabi et al. 2002), West Azerbaijan, Kermanshah and Kordestan provinces ( Dalimi et al. 2006), Moghan Plain, northwestern Iran ( Zare-Bidaki et al. 2010), Sarab region, East Azerbaijan Province ( Khanmohammadi et al. 2011), Ilam Province ( Razmjoo et al. 2014)