Telosentis exiguus

Telosentis exiguus
Telosentis exiguus from the Big-scale sand smelt from France
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Acanthocephala
Class: Palaeacanthocephala
Order: Echinorhynchida
Family: Illiosentidae
Genus: Telosentis
Species:
T. exiguus
Binomial name
Telosentis exiguus
(von Linstow, 1901)
Synonyms
  • Echinorhynchus exiguus von Linstow, 1901
  • Echinorhynchus atherinae Rudolphi, 1819
  • Echinorhynchus acanthosoma Westrumb, 1821
  • EEchinorhynchus lateralis Molin, 1858
  • Telosentis molini van Cleave, 1923

Telosentis exiguus is a widespread intestinal parasitic worm. Its hosts are marine and brackish water fish of the Mediterranean basin.

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