Eocollis
Sign in to saveEocollis is a genus in Acanthocephala (thorny-headed worms, also known as spiny-headed worms).
Species
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumAcanthocephala
- ClassEoacanthocephala
- OrderNeoechinorhynchida
- FamilyNeoechinorhynchidae
Habitatmarine, freshwater
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- Parent taxon
- Neoechinorhynchidae
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- Eocollis
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Eocollis is a genus in Acanthocephala (thorny-headed worms, also known as spiny-headed worms).
==Taxonomy== The genus was described by Van Cleve in 1947. The National Center for Biotechnology Information does not indicate that any phylogenetic analysis has been published on Eocollis that would confirm its position as a unique order in the family Neoechinorhynchidae.
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