Gorytocephalus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Acanthocephala
Class: Eoacanthocephala
Order: Neoechinorhynchida
Family: Neoechinorhynchidae
Genus: Gorytocephalus
Nickol & Thatcher, 1971

Gorytocephalus is a genus of worms belonging to the family Neoechinorhynchidae.[1]

The species of this genus are found in Southern America.[1]

Species:[1]

  • Gorytocephalus elongorchis Thatcher, 1979
  • Gorytocephalus plecostomorum Nickol & Thatcher, 1971
  • Gorytocephalus spectabilis (Machado-Filho, 1959)
  • Gorytocephalus talaensis Vizcaino & Lunaschi, 1988

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Gorytocephalus Nickol & Thatcher, 1971". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 11 May 2021.


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