ACANTHOCEPHALA
(thorny-headed worms)

ACANTHOCEPHALA (thorny-headed worms) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Subtaxon Rank Featured
subtaxa
No of
interactions
No of
references
Genus 4 subtaxa 18 trophisms
Species 3 trophisms
Genus 2 subtaxa 4 trophisms
Species 6 trophisms
Species 4 trophisms
Species 5 trophisms
Species 3 trophisms
Taxonomic hierarchy:
PhylumACANTHOCEPHALA (thorny-headed worms)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for ACANTHOCEPHALA (thorny-headed worms)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Amin, O.M. 1987 Key to the families and subfamilies of Acanthocephala, with the erection of a new class (Polyacanthocephala) and a new order (Polyacanthorhynchida) J. Parasit. Vol 73 (6): 1216-1219.
() Avery, R.A. 1974 Identification of Animal Parasites Hulton Group Keys, 182pp, Hulton Educational Publications Ltd.
van Cleave 1923 A key to the genera of Acanthocephala Transactions of the American Microscopical Society Vol 42 (4): 184-191.
  • Freshwater Fish/Parasites

  • Anon. Key to the parasites of British freshwater fish new.freshwaterlife.org/web/guest/parasite-key

    ACANTHOCEPHALA (thorny-headed worms) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

    General Literature

    Literature listed under the following higher taxa may also be relevant to ACANTHOCEPHALA (thorny-headed worms):

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