Eoacanthocephala [SEP] parent taxon
Eoacanthocephala
Eoacanthocephala is a class of parasitic worms, within the phylum Acanthocephala. They feed on any aquatic cold-blooded creature such as turtles and fish. Their proboscis spines arranged radially, no protonephridia, 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.
References.
- Robert L. Usinger; Storer. 1951. General Zoology. Sixth edition. McGraw-Hill, Inc. Page-437.
1998; , Jun 29, 1998; , Aug 12, 1999 (in part); , Sep 22, 2000. Supersedes: , Sep 30, 1999 (in part). Superseded by: , Sep 17, 2003.
24. Revokes: , Nov 23, 1993; , Apr 14, 1994; , Sep 30, 1999 (in part). Amended by: EO 13305, May 28, 2003; EO 13349, Jul 23, 2004; EO 13385, Sep 29, 2005. Continued