Many helminth taxa have complex life cycles, involving different life stages infecting different
host species in a particular order to complete a single generation. Although the broad …

Although interest in Acanthocephala seems to have reached only a small community of
researchers worldwide, we show in this opinion article that this group of parasites is …

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 …

Parasitic helminths exhibit remarkable diversity in their life cycles, although few parasite
species have their whole life cycles resolved. Owing to the fact that parasite life stages within …

Global warming is affecting regional climate, ecosystem and diversity array of species by
causing physical and biological changes throughout the planet. Therefore, there is a need to …

DNA barcoding is the molecular identification of species using short, standardized gene
sequences. Numerous applications of DNA barcoding in taxonomy, ecology …

The genus Neoechinorhynchus represents a hyper-diverse group of acanthocephalans,
parasites of fresh and brackish water fish and freshwater turtles, with approximately 116 …

The taxonomic history and species composition of the genus Clinostomum has been
unstable. Two species, Clinostomum complanatum Rudolphi, 1814 and Clinostomum …

Since their inception, DNA barcodes have become a powerful tool for understanding the
biodiversity and biology of aquatic species, with multiple applications in diverse fields such …

The familial affiliation of the echinorhynchid palaeacanthocephalan genus
Metacanthocephalus has been uncertain, with the three families Echinorhynchidae …