| Subtaxon | Rank | Featured subtaxa |
No of interactions |
No of references |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Genus | 4 subtaxa | 18 trophisms | |||||
| Species | 3 trophisms | ||||||
| Genus | 2 subtaxa | 4 trophisms | |||||
| Species | 6 trophisms | ||||||
| Species | 4 trophisms | ||||||
| Species | 5 trophisms | ||||||
| Species | 3 trophisms | ||||||
| Phylum | ACANTHOCEPHALA (thorny-headed worms) |
| Kingdom | ANIMALIA (animals) |
| Domain | Eukaryota (eukaryotes) |
| Life | BIOTA (living things) |
NBN (data.nbn.org.uk)
has a distribution map for ACANTHOCEPHALA (thorny-headed worms)
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| Handling & Magnification | Author | Year | Title | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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) | J. Parasit. Vol 73 (6): 1216-1219. | |
( ) |
Avery, R.A. | 1974 | Identification of Animal Parasites | Hulton Group Keys, 182pp, Hulton Educational Publications Ltd. |
| van Cleave | 1923 | A key to the genera of Acanthocephala | Transactions of the American Microscopical Society Vol 42 (4): 184-191. | |
Freshwater Fish/Parasites | ||||
| Anon. | Key to the parasites of British freshwater fish | new.freshwaterlife.org/web/guest/parasite-key |
ACANTHOCEPHALA (thorny-headed worms) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:
| Author | Year | Title | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| van Cleave, H.J. | 1921 | Acanthocephala from the Eel | Transactions of the American Microscopical Society Vol 40 (1): 1-13. |
Literature listed under the following higher taxa may also be relevant to ACANTHOCEPHALA (thorny-headed worms):
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