Centrorhynchidae: taxon details and analytics
- Domain
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Acanthocephala
- Class
- Palaeacanthocephala
- Order
- Polymorphida
- Family
- Centrorhynchidae
- Genus
- Species
- Scientific Name
- Centrorhynchidae
Summary description from Wikipedia:
Centrorhynchidae
Centrorhynchidae is a family of parasitic worms. Three species of these thorny-headed worms in the genus Centrorhynchus were found to parasitize birds of prey and owls Slovakia. These hosts include Buteo buteo, Buteo rufinus, Falco tinnunculus, Asio otus, Strix aluco, Strix uralensis and Tyto alba.
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