cystacanth
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cystacanth — n. [Gr. kystis, bladder; akantha, thorn] (ACANTHOCEPHALA) A juvenile having all adult structures, except the reproductive system is immature; proceeds to a quiescent state in an arthropod intermediate host; adulthood is reached when ingested by… … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
spiny-headed worm — /spuy nee hed id/ any of a small group of endoparasites of the phylum Acanthocephala, as larvae parasitic in insects and crustaceans and as adults in various vertebrates. [1945 50] * * * Introduction also called acanthocephalan any animal … Universalium
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 — Kratzwürmer Pomphorhynchus im Rektum eines Blaufisches (Pomatomus saltatrix) Systematik … Deutsch Wikipedia
Kratzwurm — Kratzwürmer Pomphorhynchus im Rektum eines Blaufisches (Pomatomus saltatrix) Systematik … Deutsch Wikipedia
Kratzwürmer — Pomphorhynchus im Rektum eines Blaufisches (Pomatomus saltatrix) Systematik Unterreich: Vielzell … Deutsch Wikipedia
Moniliformis moniliformis — Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Acanthocephala Class … Wikipedia
acanthella larva — (ACANTHOCEPHALA) Transitional larva developed from an acanthor after crossing through the gut wall into the intermediate host hemocoel; stage between an acanthor and a cystacanth in which the definitive organ systems are developed … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
acanthella — An intermediate larva stage of Acanthocephala, formed within the arthropod host; a preinfective, nonencysted stage leading to the infective cystacanth. [G. akantha, thorn, spine] … Medical dictionary
Macracanthorhynchus — A genus of giant thorny headed worms (class Acanthocephala). [macro + G. akantha, thorn, + rhynchos, snout] M. hirudinaceus the giant thorny headed worm of the pig, approximately the size of the giant roundworm (Ascaris); it inhabits the… … Medical dictionary
