Macracanthorhynchus ingens from a child in Texas.
Nine acanthocephala recovered over a two-month period from the stools of a 10-month-old child in Texas were identified as Macracanthorhynchus ingens, a common intestinal parasite of the raccoon, Procyon lotor.
D000049:Acanthocephala / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D000818:Animals; D004285:Dogs / Q000469:parasitology; D005260:Female; D005589:Foxes / Q000469:parasitology; D006373:Helminthiasis / Q000469:parasitology*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D010063:Ovum / Q000648:ultrastructure; D011821:Raccoons / Q000469:parasitology; D013552:Swine / Q000469:parasitology