The earliest recognisable description of Acanthocephala – a worm with a proboscis armed with hooks – was made by Italian author Francesco Redi (1684). In 1771, Joseph Koelreuter proposed the name Acanthocephala. Se mere

The oldest known remains of acanthocephalans are eggs found in a coprolite from the Late Cretaceous Bauru Group of … Se mere

Several morphological characteristics distinguish acanthocephalans from other phyla of parasitic worms.
Digestion Se mere

In humans, it causes the disease acanthocephaliasis. The earliest known infection was found in a prehistoric man in Utah. … Se mere

Acanthocephalans are highly adapted to a parasitic mode of life, and have lost many organs and structures through evolutionary … Se mere

Acanthocephalans have complex life cycles, involving a number of hosts, for both developmental and resting stages. Complete life cycles have been worked out for only 25 species. Se mere

• Cestoda
• Digenea
• Monogenea Se mere