Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia

Acanthocephala

Rank: Phylum
Taxon Status: accepted

Children

Archiacanthocephala
Eoacanthocephala
Eoacanthocephala Van Cleve, 1936
Palaeacanthocephala
Palaeacanthocephala Meyer, 1931

Vernaculars (+) (-)

 English: spiny-headed worms; thorny-headed worms
 English-United States: thorny-headed worms sources: Charles Hussey
 Swedish: hakmaskar

Literature

basis of record

Margulis, L.; Schwartz, K.V. (1998). Five Kingdoms: an illustrated guide to the Phyla of life on earth. 3rd edition. Freeman: New York, NY (USA). ISBN 0-7167-3027-8. xx, 520 pp.

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Citation

WoRMS (2014). Acanthocephala. In: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvantidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2014) European Register of Marine Species, accessed through PESI at http://www.eu-nomen.eu/portal/taxon.php?GUID=urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:18814

Dr David Gibson. Acanthocephala. Accessed through: Fauna Europaea at http://www.faunaeur.org/full_results.php?id=15463

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Occurrence

 Present  Absent  Doubtful  Native  Introduced  Naturalised  Invasive  Managed  No data

Environment


marine

Importance

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urn:lsid:faunaeur.org:taxname:15463

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2004-12-21 by Dr David Gibson & by db_admin

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