Pseudauchen is a monotypic genus of worms belonging to the family Rhadinorhynchidae. The only species is Pseudauchen epinepheli. It was originally called Rhadmorhynchus epinepheli by Yamaguti in 1939 then Gorgorhynchus epinepheli by Golvan in 1960.Amin, O. M., & Van Ha, N. (2011). On four species of echinorhynchid acanthocephalans from marine fish in Halong Bay, Vietnam, including the description of three new species and a key to the species of Gorgorhynchus. Parasitology Research, 109, 841-847. Only ventral spinesn are present on the trunk.Moravec, F., Wolter, J., & Körting, W. (2013). Some nematodes and acanthocephalans from exotic ornamental freshwater fishes imported into Germany. Folia Parasitologica, 46(4), 296-310.
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