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akanthos '
thorn' + κεφαλή,
kephale '
head') is a
group of
parasitic worms known as acanthocephalans, thorny-
headed worms, or spiny-
headed worms, characterized...
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identify a parasite, the
Accanthocephala (commonly
referred to as the "
thorn-
headed worm") in the
catfish (
khagga ), an
edible fish
found in the
Arabian Sea...
- crown-of-
thorns starfish receives its name from
venomous thorn-like
spines that
cover its
upper surface,
resembling the
biblical crown of
thorns. It is...
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Atactorhynchus is a
genus in
Acanthocephala (thorny-
headed worms, also
known as spiny-
headed worms)
which contains two species, A.
verecundus and A. duranguensis...
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Iranian lands Triple-
headed eagle (multi-cultural) – Ziz (Jewish) –
giant griffin Zu –
divine monster depicted as a lion-
headed eagle Nyctimene (Roman)...
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Heptamegacanthus is a
monotypic genus of
acanthocephalans (thorny-
headed or spiny-
headed parasitic worms). It
contains a
single species,
Heptamegacanthus niekerki...
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small twigs, bark and
thorns from the
trees on
which it feeds. (For this reason, it is
sometimes known as the
large ****got
worm).
After hatching, the...
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Gorytocephalus is a
genus in
Acanthocephala (thorny-
headed worms, also
known as spiny-
headed worms)
belonging to the
family Neoechinorhynchidae. The genus...
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Gracilisentis is a
genus in
Acanthocephala (thorny-
headed worms, also
known as spiny-
headed worms). The
genus was
described by Van Cleave, 1919. Gracilisentis...
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Palliolisentis is a
genus in
Acanthocephala (parasitic thorny-
headed worms, also
known as spiny-
headed worms). The type
species is
Palliolisentis quinqueungulis...
