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Centrorhynchidae

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.

Species

Centrorhynchidae contains three genera and many species:

Centrorhynchus

Centrorhynchus <small>Lühe, 1911</small> contains numerous species:

  • Centrorhynchus acanthotrias <small>(von Linstow, 1883)</small>
  • Centrorhynchus albensis <small>Rengaraju and Das, 1975</small>
  • Centrorhynchus albidus <small>Meyer, 1932</small>
  • Centrorhynchus aluconis <small>(Mueller, 1780)</small>
The complete mitochondrial genome of C. aluconis has been sequenced.
  • Centrorhynchus amini <small>Khan, Muti-ur-Rahman, Bilqees and Khatoon, 2010</small>
  • Centrorhynchus amphibius <small>Das, 1950</small>
  • Centrorhynchus appendiculatus <small>(Westrumb, 1821)</small>
  • Centrorhynchus asturinus <small>(Johnston, 1912)</small>
  • Centrorhynchus atheni <small>Gupta and Fatma, 1983</small>
  • Centrorhynchus bancrofti <small>(Johnston and Best, 1943)</small>
  • Centrorhynchus bazaleticus <small>Kuraschvili, 1955</small>
  • Centrorhynchus bengalensis <small>Datta and Soota, 1954</small>
  • Centrorhynchus bethaniae <small>George and Nadakal, 1987</small>
  • Centrorhynchus bilqeesae <small>Ghazi, Khan and Noorun-Nisa, 2005</small>
  • Centrorhynchus brama <small>Rengaraju and Das, 1980</small>
  • Centrorhynchus brevicaudatus <small>Das, 1949</small>
  • Centrorhynchus brumpti <small>Golvan, 1965</small>
  • Centrorhynchus brygooi <small>Golvan, 1965</small>
  • Centrorhynchus bubonis <small>Yamaguti, 1939</small>
  • Centrorhynchus buckleyi <small>Gupta and Fatma, 1983</small>
  • Centrorhynchus buteonis <small>(Schrank, 1788)</small>
  • Centrorhynchus californicus <small>Millzner, 1924</small>
  • Centrorhynchus chabaudi <small>Golvan, 1958</small>
  • Centrorhynchus clitorideus <small>(Meyer, 1931)</small>
  • Centrorhynchus conspectus <small>Van Cleave and Pratt, 1940</small>
  • Centrorhynchus crotophagicola <small>Schmidt and Neiland, 1966</small>
  • Centrorhynchus dimorphocephalus <small>(Westrumb, 1821)</small>
  • Centrorhynchus dipsadis <small>(Linstow, 1888)</small>
  • Centrorhynchus elongatus <small>Yamaguti, 1935</small>
  • Centrorhynchus falconis <small>(Johnston and Best, 1943)</small>
  • Centrorhynchus fasciatus <small>(Westrumb, 1821)</small>
  • Centrorhynchus fisheri <small>Bhattacharya, 1999</small>
  • Centrorhynchus freundi <small>(Hartwick, 1953)</small>
  • Centrorhynchus fukiensis <small>Wang, 1966</small>
  • Centrorhynchus galliardi <small>Golvan, 1956</small>
  • Centrorhynchus gendrei <small>(Golvan, 1957)</small>
  • Centrorhynchus gibsoni <small>Khan, Ghazi and Bilqees, 2002</small>
  • Centrorhynchus giganteus <small>Travassos, 1921</small>
  • Centrorhynchus glaucidii <small>Wang, 1966</small>
  • Centrorhynchus globirostris <small>Amin, Heckmann, Wilson, Keele, and Khan, 2014</small>
C. globirostris infests the pheasant crow (Centropus sinensis) in Pakistan. A genetic analysis has been completed.
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.

Neolacunisoma

Neolacunisoma <small>Amin and Canaris, 1997</small> contains only one genus:

Sphaerirostris

Sphaerirostris <small>Golvan, 1956</small> contains many species:

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