Zeylonechinorhynchus Fernando and Furtado, 1963 Zeylanechinorhynchus is a monotypic genus of acanthocephalans (thorny-headed or spiny-headed parasitic worms) belonging to the family Neoechinorhynchidae.

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

[1] 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.

[1] There are no reported cases of Zeylanechinorhynchus infesting humans in the English language medical literature.