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A class of the phylum Radiozoa in the Actinopoda. The kingdom Protozoa contains 18 phyla. One of the parvkingdoms (a hierarchical classification between kingdom and superphylum that is controversial and not officially recognized as such) is the…

An order of ectoparasitic annelid worms consisting of one species, Acanthobdella peledina, which feeds on the dermal tissues of freshwater salmonid fishes in the far regions of Northern Europe. The order Acanthobdellida is taxonomically odd in that…

A distinct phylum of helminths (parasitic worms), commonly known as the spiny- or thorny-headed worms. The phylum Acanthocephala comprises three classes: Archiacanthocephala, Palaeacanthocephala, and Eoacanthocephala (a suggested fourth class,…