- '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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ectoparasites such as lice and
endoparasites such as trematodes, cestodes, and
acanthocephalans. A high
parasitic load can
result in a
substantial reduction in the...
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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...
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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...
- to:
Acanthodelta (moth), a
genus of moth
Acanthodelta (
acanthocephalan), a
genus of
Acanthocephalan This
disambiguation page
lists articles ****ociated with...
- cystine). A
maned wolf from
Texas was
found to be a host of an
intestinal acanthocephalan worm,
Pachysentis canicola. The
maned wolf parti****tes in symbiotic...
- luscinia). It has a frog-like
alarm call. The bird is a host of the
acanthocephalan intestinal parasite Apororhynchus silesiacus. The
common nightingale...
- dead sea
otters indicate diseases,
particularly Toxoplasma gondii and
acanthocephalan parasite infections, are
major causes of sea
otter mortality in California...
