Pyriproboscis
| Pyriproboscis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Acanthocephala |
| Class: | Palaeacanthocephala |
| Order: | Polymorphida |
| Family: | Pyriprobosicidae |
| Genus: | Pyriproboscis Amin, Abdullah & Mhaisen, 2003 |
| Species: | P. heronensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Pyriproboscis heronensis (Pichelin, 1997)
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Pyriproboscis is a monotypic genus of acanthocephalans (thorny-headed or spiny-headed parasitic worms). It is the only genus in the family Pyriprobosicidae.