Acanthocephala — Taxobox name = Acanthocephala image width = 240px image caption = Adult Pomphorhynchus in a Bluefish ( Pomatomus saltatrix ) regnum = Animalia subregnum = Eumetazoa unranked phylum = Bilateria superphylum = Platyzoa phylum = Acanthocephala phylum … Wikipedia
Acanthocephala — noun phylum or class of elongated wormlike parasites that live in the intestines of vertebrates: spiny headed worms • Syn: ↑phylum Acanthocephala • Hypernyms: ↑phylum • Member Holonyms: ↑Animalia, ↑kingdom Animalia, ↑animal kingdom … Useful english dictionary
Phylum — For other uses, see Phyla … Wikipedia
Acanthocephala (disambiguation) — Acantocephala can refer to:* Acanthocephala, a phylum of parasitic platyzoan worms * Acanthocephala (bug) , a genus of leaf footed bugs * a former cactus genus now a junior synonym of Parodia … Wikipedia
Acanthocephala — The thorny headed worms, a phylum (formerly considered a class) of obligatory parasites without an alimentary canal, characterized by an anterior introvertible spiny proboscis. They superficially resemble nematodes but are cestode like in other… … Medical dictionary
Phylum — Embranchement (biologie) Pour les articles homonymes, voir Embranchement (homonymie). En systématique, l embranchement (en anglais phylum) est le deuxième niveau de classification classique (c est à dire n utilisant pas la notion de Rang) des… … Wikipédia en Français
Moniliformis moniliformis — Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Acanthocephala Class … Wikipedia
spiny-headed worm — noun any of various worms living parasitically in intestines of vertebrates having a retractile proboscis covered with many hooked spines • Syn: ↑acanthocephalan • Hypernyms: ↑worm • Member Holonyms: ↑Acanthocephala, ↑phylum Acanthocephala * * *… … Useful english dictionary
animal kingdom — noun taxonomic kingdom comprising all living or extinct animals • Syn: ↑Animalia, ↑kingdom Animalia • Hypernyms: ↑kingdom • Member Meronyms: ↑animal, ↑animate being, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Animalia — noun taxonomic kingdom comprising all living or extinct animals • Syn: ↑kingdom Animalia, ↑animal kingdom • Hypernyms: ↑kingdom • Member Meronyms: ↑animal, ↑animate being, ↑ … Useful english dictionary