| Eoacanthocephala | |
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| Neoechinorhynchus (Hebesoma) spiramuscularis 1 | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Acanthocephala |
| Class: | Eoacanthocephala Van Cleave, 1936 |
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Eoacanthocephala is a class of parasitic worms, within the phylum Acanthocephala. They feed on any aquatic cold-blooded creature such as turtles and fish.2 Their proboscis spines are arranged radially, with no protonephridia, and with persistent ligament sacs in female. The only reliable way to identify the group is that they only have one cement gland. This is a primitive characteristic and hence the name. The class contains 2 orders:
- Gyracanthocephala Van Cleave, 1936
- Neoechinorhynchida Southwell and Macfie, 1925
References
References
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{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - "Merriam Webster (Dictionary): Eoacanthocephala". Merriam Webster.
- Robert L. Usinger; Storer. 1951. General Zoology. Sixth edition. McGraw-Hill, Inc. Page-437.
- ITIS - Report: Eoacanthocephala". www.itis.gov. Retrieved 2022-10-15.