Acanthocephalus (worm)

	Acanthocephalus (worm) ''Acanthocephalus'' is a genus of parasitic worms. One of the species in this genus is '' Acanthocephalus anguillae'' (Mueller, 1780), a fish parasite. Acanthocephalans are also found in humans and primates, causing a common zoonotic infection called "human acanthocephaliasis". While pathogens can be transferred among animals and humans, the main source of human acanthocephaliasis is the diet of infected raw fish and insects (Lotfy, 2020). Contains the following species: * '' Acanthocephalus acutispinus'' Machado, 1891 * '' Acanthocephalus acutulus'' Van Cleave, 1931 * '' Acanthocephalus alabamensis'' Amin and Williams, 1983 * '' Acanthocephalus anguillae'' (Mueller, 1780) * '' Acanthocephalus anthuris'' (Dujardin, 1845) * '' Acanthocephalus balkanicus'' Batchvoarov, 1974 * '' Acanthocephalus breviprostatus'' Kennedy, 1982 * '' Acanthocephalus bufonis'' Burton & Pichelin, 1999 * '' Acanthocephalus clavula'' (Dujardin, 1845) * '' Acanthocephalus correalimai'' Machado, 1970 * '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Acanthocephalus Parallelcementglandatus Acanthocephalus may refer to: Acanthocephalus (worm), ''Acanthocephalus'' (worm), a genus of parasitic worms Acanthocephalus (plant), ''Acanthocephalus'' (plant), a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae {{Genus disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Acanthocephalus Dirus ''Acanthocephalus dirus'' is a species of parasitic worm in the Echinorhynchidae family. Instead of having its eggs expelled from the host in feces, the gravid female detaches itself from the host's digestive tract and sinks to the bottom, where her body is consumed by the species' intermediate host, '' Caecidotea intermedius'', a species of isopod. Upon hatching, the larvae begin to alter their host's behavior Behavior (American English) or behaviour (British English) is the range of actions and mannerisms made by individuals, organisms, systems or artificial entities in some environment. These systems can include other systems or organisms as wel .... This will manifest in lighter pigmentation and an increased attraction to predators, such as ''A. dirus primary hosts. __NOTOC__ Hosts ''Acanthocephalus dirus'' is commonly found parasitizing the following species of fish: References Notes Further reading * * * Echinorhynchidae Suicide-inducing parasitism ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Acanthocephalus Kaskmirensis Acanthocephalus may refer to: * ''Acanthocephalus'' (worm), a genus of parasitic worms * ''Acanthocephalus'' (plant), a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae {{Genus disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Acanthocephalus Japonicus Acanthocephalus may refer to: * ''Acanthocephalus'' (worm), a genus of parasitic worms * ''Acanthocephalus'' (plant), a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae {{Genus disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Acanthocephalus Hastae Acanthocephalus may refer to: * ''Acanthocephalus'' (worm), a genus of parasitic worms * ''Acanthocephalus'' (plant), a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae {{Genus disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Acanthocephalus Haranti Acanthocephalus may refer to: * ''Acanthocephalus'' (worm), a genus of parasitic worms * ''Acanthocephalus'' (plant), a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae {{Genus disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Acanthocephalus Graciliacanthus Acanthocephalus may refer to: * ''Acanthocephalus'' (worm), a genus of parasitic worms * ''Acanthocephalus'' (plant), a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae {{Genus disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Acanthocephalus Gotoi Acanthocephalus may refer to: * ''Acanthocephalus'' (worm), a genus of parasitic worms * ''Acanthocephalus'' (plant), a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae {{Genus disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Acanthocephalus Goaensis Acanthocephalus may refer to: * ''Acanthocephalus'' (worm), a genus of parasitic worms * ''Acanthocephalus'' (plant), a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae {{Genus disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Acanthocephalus Galaxii Acanthocephalus may refer to: * ''Acanthocephalus'' (worm), a genus of parasitic worms * ''Acanthocephalus'' (plant), a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae {{Genus disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Acanthocephalus Fluviatilis Acanthocephalus may refer to: * ''Acanthocephalus'' (worm), a genus of parasitic worms * ''Acanthocephalus'' (plant), a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae {{Genus disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Acanthocephalus Falcatus Acanthocephalus may refer to: * ''Acanthocephalus'' (worm), a genus of parasitic worms * ''Acanthocephalus'' (plant), a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae {{Genus disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]