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Genus of worms From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Pseudoleptorhynchoides is a monotypic genus of worms belonging to the family Rhadinorhynchidae. The only species is Pseudoleptorhynchoides lamothei.[1]
Pseudoleptorhynchoides | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Acanthocephala |
Class: | Palaeacanthocephala |
Order: | Echinorhynchida |
Family: | Rhadinorhynchidae |
Genus: | Pseudoleptorhynchoides Salgado-Maldonado, 1976 |
Species: | P. lamothei |
Binomial name | |
Pseudoleptorhynchoides lamothei Salgado-Maldonado, 1976 | |
It parasitizes blue sea catfish (Ariopsis guatemalensis) in a eutrophic coastal lagoon from Pacific off the coast of Mexico.[2] Phylogenetic tests were done.[3]
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