Polymorphus minutus
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Polymorphus minutus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Acanthocephala |
Class: | Palaeacanthocephala |
Order: | Polymorphida |
Family: | Polymorphidae |
Genus: | Polymorphus |
Species: | P. minutus
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Binomial name | |
Polymorphus minutus Goeze, 1782
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Polymorphus minutus is a species of acanthocephalan in the family Polymorphidae. They can grow up to 12.5 mm.[1] It is an economically significant parasite in goose and duck farming.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "Polymorphus minutus" at the Encyclopedia of Life
- ^ Lingard, A. M.; Crompton, D. W. (August 1972). "Observations on the establishment of Polymorphus minutus (Acanthocephala) in the intestines of domestic ducks". Parasitology. 65 (1): 159–65. doi:10.1017/s0031182000044334. PMID 5053040. S2CID 8760205. Retrieved 17 November 2022.