- 'thorn' + κεφαλή,
kephale 'head') is a
group of
parasitic worms known as
acanthocephalans, thorny-headed worms, or spiny-headed worms,
characterized by the presence...
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Acanthocephalus anguillae (Mueller, 1780),[citation needed] a fish parasite.
Acanthocephalans are also
found in
humans and primates,
causing a
common zoonotic infection...
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Acanthodelta is a
genus of
acanthocephalan. The
National Center for
Biotechnology Information does not
indicate that any
phylogenetic analysis has been...
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Profilicollis is a
genus of
acanthocephalan parasites of crustaceans. The
status of the
genus Profilicollis has been debated, and
species placed in this...
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potentially killing a jaguar. The
giant anteater is a host of the
Acanthocephalan intestinal parasites Gigantorhynchus echinodiscus and Moniliformis...
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later was
determined to have been
infested with this new
species of
acanthocephalan.
Gigantorhynchus pesteri Tadros, 1966 G.
pesteri was
recorded from...
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Heptamegacanthus is a
genus of
acanthocephalans (thorny-headed or spiny-headed
parasitic worms)
containing a
single species,
Heptamegacanthus niekerki...
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Femogibbosus is a
monotypic genus of
acanthocephalans (thorny-headed or spiny-headed
parasitic worms)
containing a
single species,
Femogibbosus ****i, that...
- in the
aquarium trade.
Parasites of the
barred mudskipper include Acanthocephalan larvae and the
small Opecoelid Digenean (Opegaster ouemoensis) parasite...
- to the
family Oligacanthorhynchidae.
Oncicola belongs to the
phylum Acanthocephalans that
include many thorny-headed worms. This
family contains 12 genera...
