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 …

When a new parasite species is identified, a name-bearing specimen or holotype is
designated as its reference standard. For most acanthocephalans and nematodes, the …

Abstract [eng] Three new species of acanthocephalans are described from marine fishes
collected in Sodwana Bay, South Africa: Rhadinorhynchus gerberi n. sp. from Trachinotus …

Profilicollis rancoensis n. sp. is the tenth species of Profilicollis Meyer, 1931 which includes
9 other species mostly known from marine decapod crabs and shore birds. Cystacanths of P …

Adult specimens of Corynosoma australe Johnston, 1937 were recorded from the intestines
of California sea lions, Zalophus californianus (Lesson), from Baja California Peninsula …

Human acanthocephaliasis is a rare parasitic zoonosis mainly caused by acanthocephalans
belonging to the genera Acanthocephalus, Bolbosoma, Corynosoma …

Acanthocephalans of the genus Corynosoma are known as intestinal parasites, mainly of
pinnipeds. Human corynosomiasis has been reported as an infrequent foodborne disease in …

Cystacanths of the polymorphid acanthocephalan Corynosoma evae Zdzitowiecki, 1984
were examined and redescribed based on newly collected material from teleost fishes from …

Background Acanthocephalans (thorny headed worms) of the genus
Pseudoacanthocephalus mainly parasitize amphibians and reptiles across the globe. Some …

The objective of this study is to use DNA barcoding to link cystacanths and adults belonging
to the acanthocephalans Corynosoma australe found in the Southeastern Pacific Ocean off …