Acanthocephala

For other taxa with the same name, seeAcanthocephala (disambiguation).

Corynosoma wegeneri

Taxonavigation

Superregnum:Eukaryota
Cladus:Unikonta
Cladus:Opisthokonta
Cladus:Holozoa
Regnum:Animalia
Subregnum:Eumetazoa
Cladus:Bilateria
Cladus:Nephrozoa
Cladus:Protostomia
Cladus:Spiralia
Cladus:Platyzoa
Phylum:Acanthocephala
Classis (4): Archiacanthocephala–Eoacanthocephala–Palaeacanthocephala–Polyacanthocephala
Familiaeincertae sedis(1): †Zhijinitidae

Source(s) of checklist:
Checklist based onCatalogue of Life: 2014 Annual Checklist,with addition ofPolyacanthocephala

Name

AcanthocephalaKohlreuther,1771

References

Additional references

• 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).Journal of parasitology73(6): 1216–1219.JSTOR
• Crompton, D.W.T.&Nickol, B.B.1985.Biology of the Acanthocephala,Cambridge University Press.Preview.
• Fugassa, M.H.2015. Checklist of helminths found in Patagonian wild mammals.Zootaxa4012(2): 271–328.DOI:10.11646/zootaxa.4012.2.3.Preview (PDF)Reference page.
• García-Prieto, L.,Garcia-Varela, M.,Mendoza-Garfias, B.&Pérez-Ponce de León, G.2010. Checklist of the Acanthocephala in wildlife vertebrates of Mexico.Zootaxa2419: 1–50.Preview (PDF).
• García-Varela, M.,Cummings, M.P.,Pérez-Ponce de León, G.,Gardner, S.L.&Laclette, J.P.2002. Phylogenetic analysis based on 18S ribosomal RNA gene sequences supports the existence of class Polyacanthocephala (Acanthocephala).Molecular phylogenetics and evolution23(2): 288–292.DOI:10.1016/S1055-7903(02)00020-9PDF.
• García-Varela, M.,Pérez-Ponce de León, G.,de la Torre, P.,Cummings, M.P.,Sarma, S.S.S.&Laclette, J.P.2000. Phylogenetic relationships of Acanthocephala based on analysis of 18S ribosomal RNA gene sequences.Journal of molecular evolution50: 532–540.PDF.
• Golvan, Y.J.1994. Nomenclature of the Acanthocephala.Research and reviews in parasitology54(3): 135–205.PDF.
• Hala gian, A.,Warner, L.R.,Tavakol, S.,Smit, N.J.&Luus-Powell, W.J.2018. Checklist of Acanthocephalan parasites of South Africa.ZooKeys789: 1–18.DOI:10.3897/zookeys.789.27710Reference page.
• Herlyn, H.,Piskurek, O.,Schmitz, J.,Ehlers, U.&Zischler, H.2003. The syndermatan phylogeny and the evolution of acanthocephalan endoparasitism as inferred from 18S rDNA sequences.Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution26(1): 155–164.DOI:10.1016/S1055-7903(02)00309-3Reference page.
• Hernández-Orts, J.S.,Paso Viola, M.N.,Garcia, N.A.,Crespo, E.A.,González, R.,García-Varela, M.&Kuchta, R.2015: A checklist of the helminth parasites of marine mammals from Argentina.Zootaxa3936(3): 301–334.DOI:10.11646/zootaxa.3936.3.1.Reference page.
• Hernández-Orts, J.S.,Kuchta, R.,Semenas, L.,Crespo, E.A.,González, R.A.&Aznar, F.J.2019. An annotated list of the Acanthocephala from Argentina.Zootaxa4663(1): 1–64.DOI:10.11646/zootaxa.4663.1.1Reference page.
• Lopes, D.A.,Corrêa-Gomes, D.&Knoff, M.2017. Type material of Acanthocephala, Nematoda and other non-helminths phyla (Cnidaria, Annelida, and Arthropoda) housed in the Helminthological Collection of the Oswaldo Cruz Institute/ FIOCRUZ (CHIOC), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 1979 to 2016.ZooKeys711: 1—52.DOI:10.3897/zookeys.711.14753.Reference page.
• Monks, S.&Richardson, D.J.2011. Phylum AcanthocephalaKohlreuther,1771. Pp 234–237InZhang, Z.-Q.(ed.) 2011.Animal biodiversity: an outline of higher-level classification and survey of taxonomic richness.Zootaxa3148: 1–237.Open access.Reference page..PDFReference page.
• Near, T.J.2002. Acanthocephalan phylogeny and the evolution of parasitism.Integrative and comparative biology42: 668–677.[1]
• Near, T.J.,Garey, J.R.&Nadler, S.A.1998. Phylogenetic relationships of the Acanthocephala inferred from 18S ribosomal DNA sequences.Molecular phylogenetics and evolution10(3): 287–298.DOI:10.1006/mpev.1998.0569
• Panti-May, J.A.,Digiani, M.C.,Palomo-Arjona, E.E.,Gurubel-González, Y.M.,Navone, G.T.,Machain-Williams, C.,Hernández-Betancourt, S.F&Robles, M. del R.2018. A checklist of the helminth parasites of sympatric rodents from two Mayan villages in Yucatán, México.Zootaxa4403(3): 495–512.DOI:10.11646/zootaxa.4403.3.4Reference page.
• Santos, C.P.&Gibson, D.I.2015. Checklist of the Helminth Parasites of South American Bats.Zootaxa3937(3): 471–499.DOI:10.11646/zootaxa.3937.3.3.Reference page.
• Smales, L.R.&Weaver, H.J.2015: An annotated checklist of Acanthocephala from Australian fish.Zootaxa3985(3): 349–374.DOI:10.11646/zootaxa.3985.3.2.Preview (PDF)Reference page.
• Spratt, D.M.&Beveridge, I.2016. Helminth parasites of Australasian monotremes and marsupials.Zootaxa4123(1): 1–198.DOI:10.11646/zootaxa.4123.1.1Reference page.
• Tavakol, S.,Amin, O.M.,Luus-Powell, W.J.&Hala gian, A.2015. The acanthocephalan fauna of Iran, a check list.Zootaxa4033(2): 237–258.DOI:10.11646/zootaxa.4033.2.3.Preview (PDF)Reference page.

Links

• Tree of Life Web Project. 2006. Acanthocephala. Spiny-headed worms, thorny-headed worms. Version 28 July 2006 (temporary).http://tolweb.org/Acanthocephala/20452/2006.07.28in The Tree of Life Web Project,http://tolweb.org/
• WoRMS (2011). Acanthocephala. In:Read, G.&Fauchald, K.(Ed.) 2011. World Polychaeta database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species athttp:// marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=18814on 2011-10-24
• ZooBank

Vernacular names

Alemannisch:Chratzwirmer
беларуская:Скрэбні
català:Acantocèfal
čeština:Vrtejši
Deutsch:Kratzwürmer
Ελληνικά:Ακανθοκέφαλα
English:thorny-headed worms
eesti:Kidakärssussid, Kidakärssed, Akantotsefaalid
suomi:Väkäkärsämadot
Nordfriisk:Haagwirmer
français:Acanthocéphales
galego:Acantocéfalo
magyar:Buzogányfejűek
Nhật Bản ngữ:Câu đầu động vật môn
latviešu:Kāšgalvjtārpi, dzelkņgalvji
македонски:Боцкоглавци
Nederlands:haakwormen
polski:Kolcogłowy
română:Acantocefali
русский:Скребни
svenska:Hakmaskar
Türkçe:Başı dikenli solucanlar
Tiếng Việt:Giun đầu gai, Giun đầu móc
Tiếng Trung:Gai đầu động vật môn

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