Quadrigyridae

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Eoacanthocephala
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Subkingdom: Eumetazoa
Superphylum: Platyzoa
Phylum: Acanthocephala
Class: Eoacanthocephala
Order: Gyracanthocephala
Van Cleve, 1936
Family: Quadrigyridae
Van Cleve, 1920
Genera

Subfamily Pallisentinae

  • Acanthogyrus
  • Devendrosentis
  • Palliolisentis
  • Pallisentis
  • Raosentis
  • Saccosentis

Subfamily Quadrigyrinae

  • Deltacanthus
  • Quadrigyrus

Quadrigyridae is the only family within, Gyracanthocephala an order of parasitic worms of class Eoacanthocephala. This family contains ten genera and about 92 species.

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