- '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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later was
determined to have been
infested with this new
species of
acanthocephalan.
Gigantorhynchus pesteri Tadros, 1966 G.
pesteri was
recorded from...
- insects, and the gum of trees. It is a host of
Pachysentis lenti an
acanthocephalan intestinal parasite.
Wikispecies has
information related to White-headed...
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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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rivers and
reared in
tanks and lakes. The Rohu can be
infested by the
acanthocephalan parasite Paraechinorhynchus kalriai which attaches to the
inner lining...
- soil
organic matter.
Genetic evidence indicates that the
parasitic acanthocephalans are a
highly specialised group of rotifers. Most
species of the rotifers...
- to the
family Oligacanthorhynchidae.
Oncicola belongs to the
phylum Acanthocephalans that
include many thorny-headed worms. This
family contains 12 genera...
