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Acanthocephala

Used for:

Macracanthorhynchus

Used for:

Moniliformis

See for:

helminth

See for:

thorny headed worms

Broader Terms:

Invertebrata

Scope Note:

phylum of thorny headed parasitic worms, closely related to tapeworms and containing two genera: Moniliformis, which sometimes infects man, and Macracanthorhynchus, which infects swine.

Term Number:

5004-0001


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