Oncicola
Sign in to saveOncicola is a genus of parasitic worms belonging to the family Oligacanthorhynchidae. Oncicola belongs to the phylum Acanthocephalans that include many thorny-headed worms. This family contains 12 genera including the genus Oncicola. Oncicola is a part of the phylum Acanthocephalans that include many thorny-headed worms. The name comes from the prefix onc- meaning “barbed” and -cola meaning “to inhabit” in Latin. It was named and discovered in 1916 by Travassos. These worms are defined by their parasitic nature which involves hook structures found at their front end.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumAcanthocephala
- ClassArchiacanthocephala
- OrderOligacanthorhynchida
- FamilyOligacanthorhynchidae
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 17
- Family
- Oligacanthorhynchidae
- Collections
- IBUNAM, USNM, TTU
- Recorded in
- Mexico, United States, Colombia, Guatemala, Germany
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Encyclopedic overview
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- Taxonomy
- Description
- Species
- Distribution
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Oncicola is a genus of parasitic worms belonging to the family Oligacanthorhynchidae. Oncicola belongs to the phylum Acanthocephalans that include many thorny-headed worms. This family contains 12 genera including the genus Oncicola. Oncicola is a part of the phylum Acanthocephalans that include many thorny-headed worms. The name comes from the prefix onc- meaning “barbed” and -cola meaning “to inhabit” in Latin. It was named and discovered in 1916 by Travassos. These worms are defined by their parasitic nature which involves hook structures found at their front end.
thumb|Four images depicting the structures of an adult Oncicola venezuelensis worm from research performed in Brazil.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Oncicola” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.