Checklist of acanthocephalan parasites of South Africa Author Halajian, Ali Author Smales, Lesley R. Author Tavakol, Sareh Author Smit, Nico J. Author Wilmien J. Luus-Powell, text ZooKeys 2018 789 1 18 http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.789.27710 journal article http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.789.27710 1313-2970-789-1 9C50AE22CD06478CB81AD74E5F0E384D 9C50AE22CD06478CB81AD74E5F0E384D Mediorhynchus mokgalongi Smales & Halajian, 2018 Host. Turdus smithi Bonaparte, 1850 (Karoo Thrush) ( Turdidae ) (type host). Locality. Polokwane, Limpopo Province, South Africa (type locality) ( Smales et al. 2018 ). Type specimens. Holotype male SAM AHC 48068, allotype female SAM AHC 48069, paratype SAM AHC 48070.