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8. Thorny-Headed Worms (Acanthocephala): Jaw-Less Members of Jaw-Bearing Worms That Parasitize Jawed Arthropods and Jawed Vertebrates

Author : Holger Herlyn

Published in: The Evolution and Fossil Record of Parasitism

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Abstract

Stem-acanthocephalans in the millimeter range might already have parasitized mandibulates in the Cambrian, while larger body sizes presumably evolved along with the upward-inclusion of gnathostome hosts. The characteristic morphology of modern acanthocephalans including the mostly hooked attachment organ (proboscis) should have emerged in the same context. Due to their rigidity, acanthocephalan hooks and copulatory caps are candidates for fossilization, but soft-tissue preservation might also have occurred under exceptional circumstances. Nonetheless, eggs represent the only ancient remains assigned to acanthocephalans to date. These were mostly retrieved from dried mammalian coprolites of up to ca. 12,000 years old. However, the recent discovery of eggs in a coprolite from the Upper Cretaceous illustrates that acanthocephalan eggs can also occur in fossilized remains. These and other aspects of acanthocephalan preservation, morphology, phylogeny, evolution, and pathogenicity are discussed in the present chapter that additionally includes a reflection of why Cambroclavida unlikely have an acanthocephalan origin.

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Title: Thorny-Headed Worms (Acanthocephala): Jaw-Less Members of Jaw-Bearing Worms That Parasitize Jawed Arthropods and Jawed Vertebrates
Author: Holger Herlyn
Publisher: Springer International Publishing
Book: The Evolution and Fossil Record of Parasitism
Print ISBN: 978-3-030-42483-1

Electronic ISBN: 978-3-030-42484-8

Copyright Year: 2021
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-42484-8_8