Minor Phyla : Acanthocephala

 Minor Phyla : Acanthocephala

Characteristics:-
  1. Minute worm like endoparasites.
  2. No digestive cavity.
  3. Protrusible proboscis with recurved spine.
    
Acanthocephala
C wegeneri.JPG
Corynosoma wegeneri
Scientific classificatione
Kingdom:Animalia
Subkingdom:Eumetazoa
Clade:ParaHoxozoa
Clade:Bilateria
Clade:Nephrozoa
(unranked):Protostomia
(unranked):Spiralia
Clade:Gnathifera
Phylum:Acanthocephala
Koelreuter, 1771
Diagram of Acanthocephalan morphology
Some key features of acanthocephalan morphology


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