Eukaryote
acanthocephala Audio
A·can·tho·ceph·a·la
Subclass of:
Helminths
Definitions related to acanthocephala:
  • A phylum of parasitic worms, closely related to tapeworms and containing two genera: Moniliformis, which sometimes infects man, and Macracanthorhynchus, which infects swine.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2025
  • Phylum of thorny headed parasitic worms, closely related to tapeworms and containing two genera: Moniliformis, which sometimes infects man, and Macracanthorhynchus, which infects swine.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
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