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A resource to facilitate collaboration among researchers working on the biology and systematics of the Acanthocephala.

Echinorhynchus gadi in the gut of a cod (Gadus morhua).

Echinorhynchus gadi in the gut of a cod (Gadus morhua).

Copulatory cap covering the gonopore of a female Echinorhynchus gadi.

Copulatory cap covering the gonopore of a female Echinorhynchus gadi.

Relief map showing type-locality of Echinorhynchus brayi. Water deeper than 500 metres shown in dark blue.

Relief map showing type-locality of Echinorhynchus brayi. Water deeper...

Relief map showing localities where Echinorhynchus trachyrinci has been found. Water deeper than 500 metres shown in dark blue.

Relief map showing localities where Echinorhynchus trachyrinci has been...

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Matt Wayland - 2013-02-03

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A resource to facilitate collaboration among researchers working on the biology and systematics of the Acanthocephala.

Recently Added Literature

Morphological variation in Echinorhynchus truttae Schrank, 1788 and the E. bothniensis Zdzitowiecki & Valtonen, 1987 species complex from freshwater fishes of northern Europe.

Matt Wayland - 2013-11-08
New species of thorny-headed worms of the genus Echinorhynchus (Echinorhynchidae) from fish of the southwestern Atlantic

Matt Wayland - 2013-04-29
Echinorhynchus hexagrammi Baeva, 1965 (Acanthocephala: Echinorhynchidae) from marine fishes off Hokkaido, Japan, with morphological observations and new host records

Matt Wayland - 2013-04-29