Prosthenorchis is a genus of parasitic worms belonging to the family Oligacanthorhynchidae.[1] Prosthenorchis Travassos, 1915 have a trunk up to 50 mm long, a proboscis that is not ornate with three barbed hooks in each of 12 rows. They have complex hook roots with large manubria, and a small discoid posterior hook base. There are up to 23 festoons. Gonopore is subterminal. The primary host are primates in South America and Felidae in Africa with cockroaches and beetles as intermediate hosts.[2]
The species of this genus are found in America.[1]
Species:[1]
Prosthenorchis is a genus of parasitic worms belonging to the family Oligacanthorhynchidae. Prosthenorchis Travassos, 1915 have a trunk up to 50 mm long, a proboscis that is not ornate with three barbed hooks in each of 12 rows. They have complex hook roots with large manubria, and a small discoid posterior hook base. There are up to 23 festoons. Gonopore is subterminal. The primary host are primates in South America and Felidae in Africa with cockroaches and beetles as intermediate hosts.
The species of this genus are found in America.
Species:
Prosthenorchis cerdocyonis Gomes, Olifiers, Souza, Barbosa, D'Andrea & Maldonado Jr., 2015 Prosthenorchis elegans (Diesing, 1851) Prosthenorchis fraterna (Baer, 1959) Prosthenorchis lemuri Machado-Filho, 1950 Prosthenorchis sinicus Hu-Jiand, 1990
