Mediorhynchus mattei
| Mediorhynchus mattei | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Acanthocephala |
| Class: | Archiacanthocephala |
| Order: | Gigantorhynchida |
| Family: | Gigantorhynchidae |
| Genus: | Mediorhynchus |
| Species: | M. mattei
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| Binomial name | |
| Mediorhynchus mattei Marchand and Vassiliadès, 1982
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Mediorhynchus mattei is a species of acanthocephalan, a parasitic worm, found in the digestive tract of a bird, the northern red-billed hornbill Tockus erythrorhynchus. Male worms are 2-3 cm in length, females are 3-11 cm in length.[1] It was described in 1982; its name honours French zoologist Xavier Mattei.[1]
Hosts and localities[edit]
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The northern red-billed hornbill Tockus erythrorhynchus is the type-host of Mediorhynchus mattei. The parasite was described from specimens found in Senegal.
References[edit]
- ^ a b Marchand, Bernard; Vassiliades, Georges (1982). "Mediorhynchus mattei sp. n. (Acanthocephala, Giganthorhynchidae) from Tockus erythrorhynchus (Aves), the Red-Beaked Hornbill, in West Africa". Journal of Parasitology. 68 (6): 1142. doi:10.2307/3281107. ISSN 0022-3395. JSTOR 3281107.
Marchand, Bernard (1984). "A Comparative ultrastructural study of the shell surrounding UL the mature acanthor larvae of 13 acanthocephalan species". Journal of Parasitology. 70 (6): 886–901. doi:10.2307/3281634. JSTOR 3281634.
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