Acanthocephala /Acan·tho·ceph·a·la/ (ah-kan″tho-sef´ah-lah) a phylum of elongate, mostly cylindrical organisms (thorny-headed worms) parasitic in the intestines of all classes of vertebrates; in some classifications, considered to be a class of the phylum Nemathelminthes.
Acanthocephala [ah-kan″tho-sef´ah-lah]
A·can·tho·ceph·a·la ( -k n th-s f -l)n. Any of various worms of the phylum Acanthocephala that live parasitically in the intestines of vertebrates and are characterized by a cylindrical, retractile proboscis that bears many rows of hooked spines. Also called spiny-headed worm. a·can tho·cepha·lan (-ln), a·cantho·cepha·lid (-l d) adj. |
Acanthocephala [ah-kan″tho-sef´ah-lah]
a phylum of elongate, mostly cylindrical organisms (thorny headed worms) parasitic in the intestines of all classes of vertebrates.
Acanthocephala
a phylum of elongate, mostly cylindrical organisms (thorny-headed worms) parasitic in the intestines of all classes of vertebrates.
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