Andracantha mergi: (Acanthocephala: Polymorphidae) from American bald eagles, Haliaeetus leucocephalus.
1982
B B Nickol, and
A A Kocan
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MeSH Term
Description
Entries
D008297
Male
Males
D005260
Female
Females
D000049
Acanthocephala
A phylum of parasitic worms, closely related to tapeworms and containing two genera: Moniliformis, which sometimes infects man, and Macracanthorhynchus, which infects swine.
Unicellular or multicellular, heterotrophic organisms, that have sensation and the power of voluntary movement. Under the older five kingdom paradigm, Animalia was one of the kingdoms. Under the modern three domain model, Animalia represents one of the many groups in the domain EUKARYOTA.
Animal,Metazoa,Animalia
D001717
Birds
Warm-blooded VERTEBRATES possessing FEATHERS and belonging to the class Aves.