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acanthella
acanthella[ə‚kan′thel·ə] (invertebrate zoology) A transitional larva of the phylum Acanthocephala in which rudiments of reproductive organs, lemnisci, a proboscis, and a proboscis receptacle are formed. acanthella
ac·an·thel·la (ă-kan-thel'ă), An intermediate larva stage of Acanthocephala, formed within the arthropod host; a preinfective, nonencysted stage leading to the infective cystacanth. [G. akantha, thorn, spine] |