Directory of Acanthocephala Resources

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The acanthocephalans number about 1150 species. They are worm-like creatures without a gut and all of them parasitic. They have elongate, dorso-ventrally flattened forms, ranging from 2mm to approximately 1 metre in length. The most characteristic feature of this phylum is a spiny proboscis which can be everted to act as an attachment organ.

Resources in This Category

• Acanthocephala

  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acanthocephala
  Article from Wikipedia on this phylum of parasitic worms.

• The Phylum Acanthocephala

  http://www.earthlife.net/inverts/acanthocephala.html
  An introduction to the biology, classification and ecology of spiny-headed worms.

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