Home > Phylum selection > Syndermata > Acanthocephala
Home How to cite this site Terms & conditions Disclaimer Contact Site tutorial / Help Links	Plagiorhynchus cylindraceus Subspecies No subspecies are recognized. Original description Goeze, 1782 Synonyms Echinorhynchus cylindraceus Goeze, 1782 Prosthorhynchus cylindraceus (Goeze, 1782) Plagiorhynchus cylindraceus (Goeze, 1782) Echinorhynchus transversus Rudolphi, 1819 Echinorhynchus pigmentatus Marval, 1902 Identification Size up to 13 mm long. Proboscis cylindrical and equipped with 14 to 24 longitudinal rows of hooks (about 10 to 14 hooks per row). Distribution Recorded from Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Netherlands, Italy, the Iberian peninsula, the UK and Ireland, Denmark, Poland and the Baltic states, Czech Republic, Ukraine, Hungary, Romania, Moldova. Biology Lives as a parasite in the intestines of passerine birds, especially thrushes, ravens and woodpeckers. This page has been updated on January 23, 2011 This site is online since May 31, 2005 Copyright © by Nikola-Michael Prpic-Schäper. All rights reserved.