- '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...
- is a
genus of
acanthocephalan. The
distribution of
Acanthodelta is
determined by that of its hosts. The life
cycle of an
acanthocephalan consists of three...
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Tanaorhamphus is a
monotypic genus of
acanthocephalans (thorny-headed or spiny-headed
parasitic worms)
containing a
single species,
Tanaorhamphus longirostris...
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Promoniliformis is a
monotypic genus of
acanthocephalans (thorny-headed or spiny-headed
parasitic worms)
containing a
single species,
Promoniliformis ovocristatus...
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Distinguishing characteristic Taxa
described Acanthocephala Thorn head
Acanthocephalans, thorny-headed worms, spiny-headed
worms Worm with a
proboscis armed...
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Paraechinorhynchus is a
monotypic genus of
acanthocephalans (thorny-headed or spiny-headed
parasitic worms)
containing a
single species, Paraechinorhynchus...
- luscinia). It has a frog-like
alarm call. The bird is a host of the
acanthocephalan intestinal parasite Apororhynchus silesiacus. The
common nightingale...
- to:
Acanthodelta (moth), a
genus of moth
Acanthodelta (
acanthocephalan), a
genus of
Acanthocephalan This
disambiguation page
lists articles ****ociated with...
- dead sea
otters indicate diseases,
particularly Toxoplasma gondii and
acanthocephalan parasite infections, are
major causes of sea
otter mortality in California...