Rhadinorhynchoides

The National Center for Biotechnology Information does not indicate that any phylogenetic analysis has been published on Rhadinorhynchoides that would confirm its position as a unique genus in the family Cavisomidae.

[2] Rhadinorhynchoides miyagawai consists of a proboscis covered in hooks and a long trunk.

The life cycle of an acanthocephalan consists of three stages beginning when an infective acanthor (development of an egg) is released from the intestines of the definitive host and then ingested by an arthropod, the intermediate host.

This stage involves penetrating the wall of the mesenteron or the intestine of the intermediate host and growing.

There are no reported cases of Rhadinorhynchoides miyagawai infesting humans in the English language medical literature.

Diagram of the life cycle of Acanthocephala
Life cycle of Acanthocephala. [ 4 ] [ a ]