Acanthocephalus sp.
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https://doi.org/ 10.15468/um2vzb |
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persistent identifier |
https://treatment.plazi.org/id/006D2C05-387D-AE05-FF63-6F93FB01FB3F |
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treatment provided by |
Felipe |
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scientific name |
Acanthocephalus sp. |
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Site of infection: intestine.
Recruitment: ingestion.
Distribution: USA: Massachusetts (USNPC).
Specimens in collections: USNPC: 38679.
Remarks: species of Acanthocephalus are common intestinal parasites of fishes, amphibians, and snakes ( Bursey & Goldberg 2003). Members of this genus show low levels of specificity for the definitive host, e.g. Acanthocephalus ranae has been found in 8 genera of amphibians ( Nagasawa & Egusa 1981).
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