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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 (clade), a
superphylum of
animals including rotifers and
acanthocephalans Gnathifera (moth), a
genus of
moths in the
family Epermeniidae This...
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acanthocephalans from mole
crabs in
North America,
strongly suggesting they are the same species.
Later research showed that
acanthocephalan parasites...
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Wolffhugelia is a
monotypic genus of
acanthocephalans (thorny-headed or spiny-headed
parasitic worms)
containing a
single species,
Wolffhugelia matercula...
- This is
unusual for
acanthocephalans where the
female is
usually much
larger than the male, but has been
found in
other acanthocephalans including Corynosoma...
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Online Etymology Dictionary. Amin OA,
Heckmann RA, Ha NV (2014). "
Acanthocephalans from
fishes and
amphibians in Vietnam, with
descriptions of five new...
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Paraprosthenorchis is a
monotypic genus of
acanthocephalans (thorny-headed or spiny-headed
parasitic worms). It
contains a
single species, Paraprosthenorchis...
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Spiracanthus is a
monotypic genus of
acanthocephalans (thorny-headed or spiny-headed
parasitic worms)
containing a
single species,
Spiracanthus bovichthys...
