(from the article `spiny-headed worm`) ...the feces of the host. No further development occurs until the eggs are eaten by an arthropod, which is the intermediate host. After its release ...
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The spindle-shaped embryo, with rostellar hooks and body spines, formed within the egg shell of Acanthocephala; this stage burrows into the body cavity of its first intermediate host, usually a crustacean in aquatic cycles, or insects in terrestrial cycles. ... Origin: G. Akantha, thorn or spine ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
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Acanthocephalan larva that hatches from the egg.
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Type: Term Pronunciation: ă-kan′thōr Definitions: 1. The spindle-shaped embryo, with rostellar hooks and body spines, formed within the egg shell of Acanthocephala; this stage burrows into the body cavity of its first intermediate host, usually a crustacean in aquatic cycles, or insects in terrestrial cycles.
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