Matrotrophy, the continuous extra‐vitelline supply of nutrients from the parent to the progeny
during gestation, is one of the masterpieces of nature, contributing to offspring fitness and …

In 1985, Amin presented a new system for the classification of the Acanthocephala in
Crompton and Nickol's (1985) book'Biology of the Acanthocephala'and recognized the …

This comprehensive, authoritative and up-to-date work provides the definitive overview of
marine parasites worldwide. It is an invaluable reference for students and researchers in …

The Palaeacanthocephala is traditionally represented by 2 orders, Echinorhynchida and
Polymorphida, with 10 and 3 families, respectively. To test the monophyly of the class, these …

Phylogenetic relationships among Syndermata have been extensively debated, mainly
because the sister-group of the Acanthocephala has not yet been clearly identified from …

Acanthocephalans are attractive candidates as model organisms for studying the ecology
and co-evolutionary history of parasitic life cycles in the marine ecosystem. Adding to earlier …

The phylogeny of selected members of the phylum Rotifera is examined based on analyses
under parsimony direct optimization and Bayesian inference of phylogeny. Species of the …

Micrognathozoa is the most recently discovered higher metazoan lineage. The sole known
species of the group, Limnognathia maerski, was originally reported from running freshwater …

Acanthocephalans of the family Polymorphidae Meyer, 1931 are obligate endoparasites
with complex life cycles. These worms use vertebrates (marine mammals, fish-eating birds …

The Acanthocephala, thorny-headed worms, are a small monophyletic taxon of
endoparasites with about 1,200 species presently known. Together with the Nematomorpha …