Trypanorhyncha is an order of cestode, a type of flatworm. Some species infect gamefish, such as sciaenids, during the parasitic worm`s plerocercoid stage, and are commonly called spaghetti worm because of their appearance, approximating cooked spaghetti. Such species include Poecilancistrium caryophyllum and Pseudogrillotia pleistacantha. ...
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(from the article `flatworm`) ...peduncle (fleshy stalk on head) with longitudinal rows of T-shaped hooks; genital pore median, parasitic in elasmobranchs; 1 genus, ...
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