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Acanthocephalus ranæ Schrank. (= Echinorhynchus ranæ Schrank. = Echinorhynchus hæruca Rudolphi.), the only known Acanthocephalan parasite of the frog, has rarely been found in Great Britain. The only known recorded occurrences are by Elmhirst1, who found it in the common frog Rana t. temporaria, and Baylis2, who records its occurrence from West-morland in a 'newt' and in the common toad.
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DALES, R. Occurrence Acanthocephalus ranæ Schrank. in Great Britain. Nature 162, 1001 (1948). https://doi.org/10.1038/1621001a0
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