Biology:Acanthocephalus dirus
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Short description: Species of thorny-headed worm
| Acanthocephalus dirus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Acanthocephala |
| Class: | Palaeacanthocephala |
| Order: | Echinorhynchida |
| Family: | Echinorhynchidae |
| Genus: | Acanthocephalus |
| Species: | A. dirus
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| Binomial name | |
| Acanthocephalus dirus (Van Cleve, 1931)[1]
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Acanthocephalus dirus is a species of parasitic worm in the Echinorhynchidae family.[2] Instead of having its eggs expelled from the host in feces, the gravid female detaches itself from the host's digestive tract and sinks to the bottom, where her body is consumed by the species' intermediate host, Caecidotea intermedius, a species of isopod.[3][4] Upon hatching, the larvae begin to alter their host's behavior. This will manifest in lighter pigmentation and an increased attraction to predators, such as A. dirus' primary hosts.[5][6]
Hosts
Acanthocephalus dirus is commonly found parasitizing the following species of fish:[7]
References
Notes
- ↑ "Acanthocephalus dirus (Van Cleve, 1931)". https://www.gbif.org/species/5232944. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Acanthocephalus dirus (Van Cleve, 1931)". https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=196940. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
- ↑ "Acanthocephalus dirus". 16 February 2012. http://dailyparasite.blogspot.com/2012/02/acanthocephalus-dirus.html. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
- ↑ Wahl, G. M.; Sparkes, T. C. (August 2012). "Egg dispersal in the acanthocephalan Acanthocephalus dirus: field data.". Journal of Parasitology (American Society of Parasitologists) 98 (4): 894–896. doi:10.1645/GE-3078.1. PMID 22360588.
- ↑ Hechtel, Laura J.; Johnson, Cheryl L.; Juliano, Steven A. (April 1993). "Modification of Antipredator Behavior of Caecidotea Intermedius by Its Parasite Acanthocephalus Dirus". Ecology (Ecological Society of America) 74 (3): 710–713. doi:10.2307/1940798. http://bio.illinoisstate.edu/sajulian/pdf%20pubs/hechtel%20johnson%20juliano%2093.pdf. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
- ↑ Sparkes, T. C.; Wright, V. M.; Renwick, D. T.; Weil, K. A.; Talkington, J. A.; Milhalyov, M. (September 2004). "Intra-specific host sharing in the manipulative parasite Acanthocephalus dirus: does conflict occur over host modification?". Journal of Parasitology (American Society of Parasitologists) 129 (3): 335–340. doi:10.1017/S0031182004005645. PMID 15471008. http://journals.cambridge.org/action/displayAbstract?fromPage=online&aid=244648. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
- ↑ McDonald, T. E.; Margolis, L. (1995). Synopsis of the Parasites of Fishes of Canada: Supplement (1978-1993). Ottawa, Ontario: National Research Council of Canada. p. 115. ISBN 0-660-15902-3. https://books.google.com/books?id=6u0Y5p-9eRUC&q=Acanthocephalus+dirus&pg=PA115. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
Further reading
- Oetinger, David F.; Nickol, Brent B. (April 1982). "Spectrophotometric Characterization of Integumental Pigments from Uninfected and Acanthocephalus dirus-Infected Asellus intermedius". Journal of Parasitology (American Society of Parasitologists) 68 (2): 270–275. doi:10.2307/3281186.
- Dina Yangirova. "Mind Games: Acanthocephalan infection and behavioral modification". OpenStax College. http://cnx.org/content/m34741/latest/?collection=col11211/latest. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
- Seidenberg, Arthur J. (December 1973). "Ecology of the Acanthocephalan, Acanthocephalus dirus (Van Cleave, 1931), in Its Intermediate Host, Asellus intermedius Forbes (Crustacea: Isopoda)". Journal of Parasitology (American Society of Parasitologists) 59 (6): 957–962. doi:10.2307/3278624.
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q2417440 entry
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