Macracanthorhynchus hirudinaceus (Pallas, 1781) Travassos, 1917

Host: Canine coprolite

Locality: Chehrabad salt mine, Zanjan Province (Mowlavi et al. 2015)

Remarks: Eggs of this acanthocephalan were found in a coprolite that was estimated to be about 1500 years old.

Host: Canis aureus

Locality: Ardebil Province and Arasbaran region (Zarif-fard 1994), Kashan, Esfahan Province (Arbabi et al. 2002), West Azerbaijan, Kermanshah and Kordestan provinces (Dalimi et al. 2006), Zone 3 (Khuzestan Province, Hormozgan Province, southern parts of Sistan and Baluchestan Province) (Meshgi et al. 2009), Ilam Province (Razmjoo et al. 2014)

Host: Ca. lupus

Locality: Ardebil Province and Arasbaran region (Zarif-fard 1994), Kashan, Esfahan Province (Arbabi et al. 2002)

Host: Ca. lupus familiaris

Locality: Ardebil Province and Arasbaran region (Zarif-fard 1994), Kashan, Esfahan Province (Arbabi et al. 2002), West Azerbaijan, Kermanshah and Kordestan provinces (Dalimi et al. 2006), Moghan Plain, Ardebil Province (Zare-Bidaki et al. 2010), Tabriz, East Azerbaijan Province (Garedaghi et al. 2014)

Host: Sus scrofa

Locality: Protected areas in north, northeast and southwest of Iran (Eslami & Farsad-Hamdi 1992), Shooshtar, Khuzestan Province (Mowlavi et al. 2006)

Host: Vulpes vulpes

Locality: Ardebil Province and Arasbaran region (Zarif-fard 1994), Kashan, Esfahan Province (Arbabi et al. 2002), West Azerbaijan, Kermanshah and Kordestan provinces (Dalimi et al. 2006), Moghan Plain, northwestern Iran (Zare-Bidaki et al. 2010), Sarab region, East Azerbaijan Province (Khanmohammadi et al. 2011), Ilam Province (Razmjoo et al. 2014)