- thorny-headed worms
English-russian biological dictionary. 2013.
thorny-headed worms
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Acanthocephala — Taxobox name = Acanthocephala image width = 240px image caption = Adult Pomphorhynchus in a Bluefish ( Pomatomus saltatrix ) regnum = Animalia subregnum = Eumetazoa unranked phylum = Bilateria superphylum = Platyzoa phylum = Acanthocephala phylum … Wikipedia
Phylum — For other uses, see Phyla … Wikipedia
Parasitism — This article is about relationship between organisms. For other uses, see Parasite (disambiguation). Brood parasitism is a form of parasitism Parasitism is a type of symbiotic relationship between organisms of different species where one organism … Wikipedia
Acanthocephala — The thorny headed worms, a phylum (formerly considered a class) of obligatory parasites without an alimentary canal, characterized by an anterior introvertible spiny proboscis. They superficially resemble nematodes but are cestode like in other… … Medical dictionary
Macracanthorhynchus — A genus of giant thorny headed worms (class Acanthocephala). [macro + G. akantha, thorn, + rhynchos, snout] M. hirudinaceus the giant thorny headed worm of the pig, approximately the size of the giant roundworm (Ascaris); it inhabits the… … Medical dictionary
worm — 1. In anatomy, any structure resembling a w., e.g., the midline part of the cerebellum in the forms of “vermis” and “lumbrical.” 2. Term once used to designate any member of the invertebrate group or former subkingdom Vermes, a collective term … Medical dictionary
Moniliformis — A genus of the class (or phylum) Acanthocephala, the thorny headed worms. M. dubius, the common spiny headed worm of house rats, is transmitted by infected cockroaches, Periplaneta americana; a few infections in humans have been reported. M. m.… … Medical dictionary
Echinorhynchus — A genus of acanthocephalid (thorny headed) worms which originally included species now contained in Macracanthorhynchus, Gigantorhynchus, and other genera. [echino + G. rhynchos, snout] * * * Echi·no·rhyn·chus i .kī nə riŋ kəs n a genus (the type … Medical dictionary
Moniliformis moniliformis — Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Acanthocephala Class … Wikipedia
acanthocephalan — acan·tho·ceph·a·lan lən n any of the phylum Acanthocephala of unsegmented parasitic worms called also spiny headed worm acanthocephalan adj * * * acan·tho·ceph·a·lan (ə kan″tho sefґə lən) any individual of the phylum… … Medical dictionary
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