-
morphological characteristics distinguish acanthocephalans from
other phyla of
parasitic worms.
Acanthocephalans lack a
mouth or
alimentary canal. This is...
- This is
unusual for
Acanthocephalans where the
female is
usually much
larger than the male, but has been
found in
other Acanthocephalans including Corynosoma...
-
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...
-
Acanthocephalans were
traditionally excluded from Rotifera, but it is now
known that
rotifers are
paraphyletic without including acanthocephalans. Some...
-
Gnathifera (clade), a
superphylum of
animals including rotifers and
acanthocephalans Gnathifera (moth), a
genus of
moths in the
family Epermeniidae This...
- host. They
include trematodes (all
except schistosomes), cestodes,
acanthocephalans, pentastomids, many roundworms, and many
protozoa such as Toxoplasma...
- have been
reported in the
United States, Iran, Iraq, and Nigeria.
Acanthocephalans do not have
digestive tracts and
absorb nutrients through the tegument...
-
Distinguishing characteristic Taxa
described Acanthocephala Thorn head
Acanthocephalans, thorny-headed worms, spiny-headed
worms Worm with a
proboscis armed...
-
Caballerorhynchus is a
monotypic genus of
acanthocephalans (thorny-headed or spiny-headed
parasitic worms)
containing a
single species, Caballerorhynchus...
