Biology:Eoacanthocephala
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Short description: Class of thorny-headed worms
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Acanthocephala |
| Class: | Eoacanthocephala Van Cleave, 1936 |
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Eoacanthocephala is a class of parasitic worms, within the phylum Acanthocephala. They feed on any aquatic cold-blooded creature such as turtles and fish.[2] Their proboscis spines are arranged radially, with no protonephridia, and with persistent ligament sacs in female. The only reliable way to identify the group is that they only have one cement gland. This is a primitive characteristic and hence the name.[clarification needed] The class contains 2 orders:
- Gyracanthocephala Van Cleave, 1936
- Neoechinorhynchida Southwell and Macfie, 1925
References
- ↑ Amin, O. A, Heckmann, R. A & Ha, N. V. (2014) Acanthocephalans from fishes and amphibians in Vietnam, with descriptions of five new species. Parasite, 21, 53 doi:10.1051/parasite/2014052PMID 25331738
- ↑ "Merriam Webster (Dictionary): Eoacanthocephala". https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Eoacanthocephala.
- Robert L. Usinger; Storer. 1951. General Zoology. Sixth edition. McGraw-Hill, Inc. Page-437.
- ITIS - Report: Eoacanthocephala". www.itis.gov. Retrieved 2022-10-15.
Wikidata ☰ Q138313 entry
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