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Centrorhynchidae

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Centrorhynchidae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Acanthocephala
Class: Palaeacanthocephala
Order: Polymorphida
Family: Centrorhynchidae
Van Cleave, 1916

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.[1]

Species

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Centrorhynchidae contains three genera and many species:[2][a]

Centrorhynchus

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Centrorhynchus Lühe, 1911 contains numerous species:

  • Centrorhynchus acanthotrias (von Linstow, 1883)
  • Centrorhynchus albensis Rengaraju and Das, 1975
  • Centrorhynchus albidus Meyer, 1932
  • Centrorhynchus aluconis (Mueller, 1780)

The complete mitochondrial genome of C. aluconis has been sequenced.[3]

  • Centrorhynchus amini Khan, Muti-ur-Rahman, Bilqees and Khatoon, 2010
  • Centrorhynchus amphibius Das, 1950
  • Centrorhynchus appendiculatus (Westrumb, 1821)
  • Centrorhynchus asturinus (Johnston, 1912)
  • Centrorhynchus atheni Gupta and Fatma, 1983
  • Centrorhynchus bancrofti (Johnston and Best, 1943)
  • Centrorhynchus bazaleticus Kuraschvili, 1955
  • Centrorhynchus bengalensis Datta and Soota, 1954
  • Centrorhynchus bethaniae George and Nadakal, 1987
  • Centrorhynchus bilqeesae Ghazi, Khan and Noorun-Nisa, 2005
  • Centrorhynchus brama Rengaraju and Das, 1980
  • Centrorhynchus brevicaudatus Das, 1949
  • Centrorhynchus brumpti Golvan, 1965
  • Centrorhynchus brygooi Golvan, 1965
  • Centrorhynchus bubonis Yamaguti, 1939
  • Centrorhynchus buckleyi Gupta and Fatma, 1983
  • Centrorhynchus buteonis (Schrank, 1788)
  • Centrorhynchus californicus Millzner, 1924
  • Centrorhynchus chabaudi Golvan, 1958
  • Centrorhynchus clitorideus (Meyer, 1931)
  • Centrorhynchus conspectus Van Cleave and Pratt, 1940
  • Centrorhynchus crotophagicola Schmidt and Neiland, 1966
  • Centrorhynchus dimorphocephalus (Westrumb, 1821)
  • Centrorhynchus dipsadis (Linstow, 1888)
  • Centrorhynchus elongatus Yamaguti, 1935
  • Centrorhynchus falconis (Johnston and Best, 1943)
  • Centrorhynchus fasciatus (Westrumb, 1821)
  • Centrorhynchus fisheri Bhattacharya, 1999
  • Centrorhynchus freundi (Hartwick, 1953)
  • Centrorhynchus fukiensis Wang, 1966
  • Centrorhynchus galliardi Golvan, 1956
  • Centrorhynchus gendrei (Golvan, 1957)
  • Centrorhynchus gibsoni Khan, Ghazi and Bilqees, 2002
  • Centrorhynchus giganteus Travassos, 1921
  • Centrorhynchus glaucidii Wang, 1966
  • Centrorhynchus globirostris Amin, Heckmann, Wilson, Keele, and Khan, 2014[4]

C. globirostris infests the pheasant crow (Centropus sinensis) in Pakistan. A genetic analysis has been completed.[4]

C. nahuelhuapensis was found in the intestine of the rufous-legged owl (Strix rufipes) in Patagonia, Argentina. The proboscis is armed with 31–33 rows of hooks 16 or 17 hooks per row. The hooks in each row are distributed into 5 true hooks, 4 transitional hooks, and 7–8 spiniform hooks. It has three cement glands. The worm has a filiform body. Phylogenetic analysis was conducted using the small and large ribosomal subunits confirming the placement of this species in the genus Centrorhynchus.[5]

Neolacunisoma

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Neolacunisoma Amin and Canaris, 1997 contains only one genus:

Sphaerirostris

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Sphaerirostris Golvan, 1956 contains many species:

Notes

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  1. ^ A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than the present genus.

References

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  1. ^ Komorová, P., Špakulová, M., Hurníková, Z., & Uhrín, M. (2015). Acanthocephalans of the genus Centrorhynchus (Palaeacanthocephala: Centrorhynchidae) of birds of prey (Falconiformes) and owls (Strigiformes) in Slovakia. Parasitology research, 114(6), 2273-2278.
  2. ^ "ITIS - Report: Centrorhynchidae".
  3. ^ "Centrorhynchus aluconis (ID 44182) - Genome - NCBI".
  4. ^ a b Wilson, E., Keele, B., & Khan, A. (2015). Omar M. Amin, Richard A. Heckmann. Parasitol Res, 114, 2291-2299.
  5. ^ a b Steinauer, M.; Flores, V.; Rauque, C. (2020). "Centrorhynchus nahuelhuapensis n. sp. (Acanthocephala: Centrorhynchidae) from rufous-legged owl (Strix rufipes King) in Patagonia". Journal of Helminthology. 94: e42. doi:10.1017/S0022149X18001220. PMID 30813971. S2CID 206233856.
  6. ^ Amin, O. M., & Canaris, A. (1997). Description of Neolacunisoma geraldschmidti gen. n., sp. n.,(Acanthocephala: Centrorhynchidae) from South African shorebirds. JOURNAL-HELMINTHOLOGICAL SOCIETY WASHINGTON, 64, 275-280.