Acanthocephala
Synonyms
Acanthocephalas
Thorny Headed Worms
Thorny-Headed Worm
Thorny-Headed Worms
Worm, Thorny-Headed
Worms, Thorny-Headed
A phylum of parasitic worms, closely related to tapeworms and containing two genera: Moniliformis, which sometimes infects man, and Macracanthorhynchus, which infects swine.