Eoacanthocephala

Eoacanthocephala
	Neoechinorhynchus (Hebesoma) spiramuscularis
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Acanthocephala
Class:	Eoacanthocephala; Van Cleave, 1936
Order
	Gyracanthocephala; Neoechinorhynchida;

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.^{[clarification needed]} The class contains 2 orders:

Gyracanthocephala Van Cleave, 1936
Neoechinorhynchida Southwell and Macfie, 1925

References

^ Amin, O. A, Heckmann, R. A & Ha, N. V. (2014) Acanthocephalans from fishes and amphibians in Vietnam, with descriptions of five new species. Parasite, 21, 53 doi:10.1051/parasite/2014052PMID 25331738
^ "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.

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[1] Amin, O. A, Heckmann, R. A & Ha, N. V. (2014) Acanthocephalans from fishes and amphibians in Vietnam, with descriptions of five new species. Parasite, 21, 53 doi:10.1051/parasite/2014052PMID 25331738

[2] "Merriam Webster (Dictionary): Eoacanthocephala". Merriam Webster.

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