Eoacanthocephala
| Eoacanthocephala | |
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| Neoechinorhynchus (Hebesoma) spiramuscularis [1] | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Acanthocephala |
| Class: | Eoacanthocephala Van Cleave, 1936 |
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 arranged radially, no protonephridia, 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. 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". Merriam Webster.
- Robert L. Usinger; Storer. 1951. General Zoology. Sixth edition. McGraw-Hill, Inc. Page-437.
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