Acanthocephala (disambiguation)
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Acantocephala can refer to:
- AcanthocephalaAcanthocephalaAcanthocephala is a phylum of parasitic worms known as acanthocephales, thorny-headed worms, or spiny-headed worms, characterized by the presence of an evertable proboscis, armed with spines, which it uses to pierce and hold the gut wall of its host...
, a phylum of parasitic platyzoan "worms" - Acanthocephala (insect)Acanthocephala (insect)Acanthocephala is a genus of true bugs in the family Coreidae....
, a genus of CoreidaeCoreidaeCoreidae are a large family of predominantly herbivorous insects that belong in the hemipteran suborder Heteroptera. There are more than 1,800 species in over 250 genera. They vary in size from 7 to 45 mm, making the larger species some of the biggest heteropterans. The body shape of coreids...
(leaf-footed bugs) - a former cactus genus now a junior synonym of ParodiaParodiaParodia is a genus of cacti. This genus has about 50 species, ranging from small globose plants to 1-m tall columnar cacti.It is named after the Argentine botanist Lorenzo Raimundo Parodi .-Synonymy:...