title: New genus, new species of Acanthocephala (Echinorhynchidae) from the Brazilian frog Hylodes phyllodes (Anura: Leptodactylidae).
abstract: Anuracanthorhynchus tritaxisentis n. gen., n. sp. from the intestines of the Brazilian frog Hylodes phyllodes (Leptodactylidae) is described and illustrated. Anuracanthorhynchus tritaxisentis n. gen., n. sp., is unique among the echinorhynchid Acanthocephala by possessing a spherical proboscis supporting a small number of hooks of equal size. It is the sixth acanthocephalan species reported from South American anurans.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biology, Pennsylvania State University, Shenango Campus, Sharon, Pennsylvania 16146, USA. cxb13@psu.edu
authors.forename: Charles R
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: Bursey
authors.forename: Davor
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Vrcibradic
authors.forename: Fabio H
authors.initials: FH
authors.lastname: Hatano
authors.forename: Carlos Frederico D
authors.initials: CF
authors.lastname: Rocha
mesh_terms: D000049:Acanthocephala / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000145:classification*; D000818:Animals; D001001:Anura / Q000469:parasitology*; D001938:Brazil; D005260:Female; D006374:Helminthiasis, Animal / Q000469:parasitology*; D007411:Intestinal Diseases, Parasitic / Q000469:parasitology / Q000662:veterinary*; D007420:Intestine, Large / Q000469:parasitology; D007421:Intestine, Small / Q000469:parasitology; D008297:Male