Acanthocephala

Translingual

Profilicollis altmani (class Palaeacanthocephala) removed from its host

Acanthocephala terminalis

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἄκανθος (ákanthos, “thorn”) + κεφαλή (kephalḗ, “head”).

Pronunciation

• English:
  • (US) IPA^(key): /əˌkæn.θəˈsɛf.ə.lə/, /əˌkænt.θəˈsɛf.ə.lə/, /əˌkæn.θoʊˈsɛf.ə.lə/
  • Rhymes: -ɛfələ

Proper noun

Acanthocephala

1. A taxonomic phylum within the superphylum Spiralia – intestinal worms that have a proboscis armed with recurved spines.
2. Acanthocephala f   A taxonomic genus within the family Coreidae – leaf-footed bugs.
3. Synonym of Parodia (in family Cactaceae).

Synonyms

• (phylum): Acanthocephali

Hypernyms

• (phylum): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Animalia - kingdom; Bilateria - subkingdom; Protostomia - infrakingdom; Spiralia - superphylum
• (genus in Coreidae): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa – superphylum; Arthropoda – phylum; Hexapoda - subphylum; Insecta - class; Pterygota - subclass; Neoptera - infraclass; Paraneoptera - superorder; Hemiptera - order; Heteroptera - suborder; Pentatomomorpha - infraorder; Coreoidea - superfamily; Coreidae - family; Coreinae - subfamily; Acanthocephalini - tribe

Hyponyms

• (phylum): Archiacanthocephala, Eoacanthocephala, Palaeacanthocephala, Polyacanthocephala (classes)
• (genus of Coreidae): Acanthocephala affinis, Acanthocephala alata, Acanthocephala angustipes, Acanthocephala apicalis, Acanthocephala arcuata, Acanthocephala bicoloripes, Acanthocephala concolor, Acanthocephala consobrina, Acanthocephala dallasi, Acanthocephala declivis, Acanthocephala equalis, Acanthocephala femorata, Acanthocephala fulvitarsa, Acanthocephala hamata, Acanthocephala heissi, Acanthocephala latipes, Acanthocephala mercur, Acanthocephala ochracea, Acanthocephala parensis, Acanthocephala pittieri, Acanthocephala pleuritica, Acanthocephala scutellata, Acanthocephala surata, Acanthocephala terminalis, Acanthocephala thomasi, Acanthocephala unicolor (species)

References

• (phylum):
  • Acanthocephala on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
  • Acanthocephala on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
  • Acanthocephala at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
  • Acanthocephala at the Tree of Life Web Project
  • Ruggiero MA, Gordon DP, Orrell TM, Bailly N, Bourgoin T, Brusca RC, et al. (2015) A Higher Level Classification of All Living Organisms. PLoS ONE 10(4): e0119248. PMID 25923521, doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0119248
• (genus of Coreidae):
  • Acanthocephala (insect) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
  • Acanthocephala on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
  • Acanthocephala at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.