Cavisomidae are a family of parasitic worms from the order Echinorhynchida.
| Cavisomidae | |
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| Cavisoma magnum | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Acanthocephala |
| Class: | Palaeacanthocephala |
| Order: | Echinorhynchida |
| Family: | Cavisomidae Meyer, 1932 |
Cavisomidae contains the following genera:[1][a]
Caballerorhynchus Salgado-Maldonado, 1977 contains one species:
Cavisoma Van Cleave, 1931 contains one species:
C. magnum (Southwell, 1927) Van Cleave, 1931 was originally described as Oligoterorhynchus magnus by Southwell[3] from the stomach and pyloric ceca of the sea bass, Serranus sp. (Serranidae) and from another fish, the spotted surgeonfish Ctenochaetus strigosus (Acanthuridae) off Negapatam, (Sri Lanka). Other hosts include milkfish Chanos chanos (Chanidae),[4][2] Siganus lineatus (Siganidae),[5] and Grey mullet, Mugil cephalus (Mugilidae).[2] Localities include Sri Lanka, the Red Sea, the Philippines, New Caledonia, and Iraq.[2]
Echinorhynchoides Achmerov and Dombrovskaja-Achmerova, 1941 contains one species:
Femogibbosus Paruchin, 1973 contains only one species, Femogibbosus assi Paruchin, 1973.
Filisoma Van Cleave, 1928 contains many species:[6]
Megapriapus Golvan, Gracia-Rodrigo and Diaz-Ungria, 1964 contains one species:
Neorhadinorhynchus Yamaguti, 1939 contains many species:[6]
Paracavisoma Kritscher, 1957 contains one species:
Pseudocavisoma Golvan & Houin, 1964 contains one species
Rhadinorhynchoides Fukui and Morisita, 1937 contains one species
Cavisomidae species parasitize fish.
