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Webster 1913 Edition
Acanthocephala
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A-canˊtho-ceph′a-la
,Noun.
pl.
[NL., from Gr. [GREEK] a spine, thorn + [GREEK] head.]
(Zool.)
A group of intestinal worms, having the proboscis armed with recurved spines.
Definition 2024
Acanthocephala
Acanthocephala
Translingual
Profilicollis altmani (class Palaeacanthocephala) removed from its host
Proper noun
Acanthocephala
- A taxonomic phylum within the superphylum Spiralia – intestinal worms that have a proboscis armed with recurved spines.
- (Acanthocephala f) A taxonomic genus within the family Coreidae – leaf-footed bugs.
- Parodia.
Hypernyms
- (phylum): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Animalia - kingdom; Bilateria - subkingdom; Protostomia - infrakingdom; Spiralia - superphylum
- (genus in Coreidae): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Animalia - kingdom; Bilateria - subkingdom; Protostomia - infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa - superphylum; Arthropoda - phylum; Hexapoda - subphylum; Insecta - class; Dicondylia - clade; Pterygota - subclass; Metapterygota - clade; Neoptera - infraclass; Paraneoptera, Eumetabola - clades; Condylognatha - superorder; Hemiptera - order; Heteroptera - suborder; Pentatomomorpha - infraorder; Coreoidea - superfamily; Coreidae - family; Coreinae - subfamily; Acanthocephalini - tribe
Hyponyms
- (phylum): Archiacanthocephala, Eoacanthocephala, Palaeacanthocephala, Polyacanthocephala (classes)
- (genus of Coreidae): Acanthocephala affinis, Acanthocephala alata, Acanthocephala angustipes, Acanthocephala apicalis, Acanthocephala arcuata, Acanthocephala bicoloripes, Acanthocephala concolor, Acanthocephala consobrina, Acanthocephala dallasi, Acanthocephala declivis, Acanthocephala equalis, Acanthocephala femorata, Acanthocephala fulvitarsa, Acanthocephala hamata, Acanthocephala heissi, Acanthocephala latipes, Acanthocephala mercur, Acanthocephala ochracea, Acanthocephala parensis, Acanthocephala pittieri, Acanthocephala pleuritica, Acanthocephala scutellata, Acanthocephala surata, Acanthocephala terminalis, Acanthocephala thomasi, Acanthocephala unicolor (species)
- (genus of Coreidae):
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Acanthocephala (insect) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
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Acanthocephala Laporte on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Acanthocephala on Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
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References
- Ruggiero MA, Gordon DP, Orrell TM, Bailly N, Bourgoin T, Brusca RC, et al. (2015) A Higher Level Classification of All Living Organisms. PLoS ONE 10(4): e0119248. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0119248. pmid:25923521