acanthocephalan

Definitions

Any of parasitic intestinal worms comprising the phylum Acanthocephala.

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Examples

“That discussion of fish⟳ intestines is justified because many acanthocephalans have⟳ been described from fish⟳.”

“2006, B. B. Nickol, Phylum Acanthocephala, P. T. K. Woo (editor), Fish⟳ Diseases and Disorders, Volume 1: Protozoan and Metazoan Infections, 2nd Edition, page 458, Clearly acanthocephalans contain⟳ large amounts of lipid and possess⟳ enzyme systems for lipid metabolism (Filipponi et al., 1994; Weber et al., 1995); however, use⟳ of these lipid deposits in energy metabolism is yet to be demonstrated.”

“Acanthocephalans are dioecious pseudocoelomate worms remarkably adapted to a parasitic lifestyle in that there is no mouth or digestive system.”

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