Acanthocephala

TaxID: 2316800

Basic Information

Acanthocephala

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Acanthocephala (Greek ἄκανθος, akanthos 'thorn' + κεφαλή, kephale 'head') is a group of parasitic worms known as acanthocephalans, thorny-headed worms, or spiny-headed worms, characterized by the presence of an eversible proboscis, armed with spines, which it uses to pierce and hold the gut wall of its host. Acanthocephalans have complex life cycles, involving at least two hosts, which may include invertebrates, fish, amphibians, birds, and mammals. About 1,420 species have been described. The Acanthocephala were long thought to be a discrete phylum. Recent genome analysis has shown that they are descended from, and should be considered as, highly modified rotifers. This unified taxon is sometimes known as Syndermata, or simply as Rotifera, with the acanthocephalans described as a subclass of a rotifer class Hemirotatoria.

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Taxonomic Information

Eukaryota

Arthropoda

Insecta

Hemiptera

Coreidae

Acanthocephala

unclassified

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Photos (0 photos)

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Morphological Features

No morphological description available.

Host Plants (0 host plants)

Data sources: EPPO Global Database and relevant literature.

No host plants available.

Quarantine Status (1 records)

Data sources: IPPC website and national quarantine websites; verified by human review.

Country Status Year Added
United States of America Quarantine pests —

Distribution (0 countries)

Data Sources: EPPO Global Database and GBIF.

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No distribution records available.

Genomes (0 records)

Data source: NCBI.

No genome records available.

Transcriptomes (0 records)

Data source: NCBI.

No transcriptome records available.

DNA Barcodes (2833 records)

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Data source: BOLD.

Process ID BIN Marker Length Country Date Lat/Lon Sequence
SMPAR077-25 BOLD:ADW6070 COI-5P 520 Germany 2024-09-25 -
SMPAR076-25 BOLD:ADW6070 COI-5P 518 Germany 2024-09-25 -
SMPAR075-25 BOLD:ADW6070 COI-5P 520 Germany 2024-09-25 -
POBW029-20 - ITS 690 Germany 2018-10-19 48.277, 9.895
POBW027-20 - ITS 690 Germany 2018-09-25 47.6793, 9.413959
POBW026-20 - ITS 690 Germany 2018-09-27 47.694, 9.398
POBW020-20 BOLD:AAF1747 COI-5P 614 Germany 2018-06-01 47.59, 9.592
POBW019-20 BOLD:AAF1747 ITS 690 Germany 2018-09-25 47.7048, 9.63399
POBW019-20 BOLD:AAF1747 COI-5P 614 Germany 2018-09-25 47.7048, 9.63399
POBW018-20 BOLD:AAF1749 COI-5P 524 Germany 2018-06-28 48.401, 8.013
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