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morphological characteristics distinguish acanthocephalans from
other phyla of
parasitic worms.
Acanthocephalans lack a
mouth or
alimentary canal. This is...
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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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Gnathifera (Spiralia), a
superphylum of
animals including rotifers and
acanthocephalans Gnathifera (moth), a
genus of
moths in the
family Epermeniidae This...
- This is
unusual for
acanthocephalans where the
female is
usually much
larger than the male, but has been
found in
other acanthocephalans including Corynosoma...
- host. They
include trematodes (all
except schistosomes), cestodes,
acanthocephalans, pentastomids, many roundworms, and many
protozoa such as Toxoplasma...
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Parasites of
Atlantic cod
include copepods, digeneans, monogeneans,
acanthocephalans, cestodes, nematodes, myxozoans, and protozoans.
Atlantic cod has been...
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frequently parasitized by nematodes, trematodes, cestodes, copepods, and
acanthocephalans. The
cobia is a
pelagic spawner,
releasing many tiny (1.2 mm), buoyant...
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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...
- dead sea
otters indicate diseases,
particularly Toxoplasma gondii and
acanthocephalan parasite infections, are
major causes of sea
otter mortality in California...
