Spiny Headed Worms

Acanthocephala

Acanthocephala (Spiny Headed Worms) is a phylum of animals. There are 1329 species of Spiny Headed Worms, in 151 genera and 26 families.

EOL has data for 13 attributes, including:

known marine species
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/DescribedAcceptedSpecies
- Definition: number of currently described and taxonomically accepted marine species in this clade (Appeltans et al. 2012. The Magnitude of Global Marine Species Diversity. Current Biology 22, 2189–2202. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2012.09.036)
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450
habitat includes
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/Habitat
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aquatic
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_00002030
- Definition: A habitat that is in or on water
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trophic guild
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/TrophicGuild
- Definition: A group of species that exploit the same food resources, and/or use the same feeding or foraging methods. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guild_(ecology)
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vertivore
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/vertivore
- Definition: carnivorous animal which eats primarily vertebrates
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undescribed marine species present in museum collections
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/UndescribedSpeciesInMuseumCollections
- Definition: "marine species in this clade which are currently represented in specimen collections (estimate) (Appeltans et al. 2012. The Magnitude of Global Marine Species Diversity. Current Biology 22, 2189–2202. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2012.09.036)"
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20

The environments in which many spiny-headed worms species are known to live. Select an environment to see its spiny-headed worms species checklist.

The environments in which many spiny-headed worms species are known to live. Select an environment to see its spiny-headed worms species checklist.