Hooking the scientific community on thorny-headed worms: interesting and exciting facts, knowledge gaps and perspectives for research directions on Acanthocephala

Although interest in Acanthocephala seems to have reached only a small community of researchers worldwide, we show in this opinion article that this group of parasites is composed of excellent model organisms for studying key questions in parasite molecular biology and cytogenetics, evolutionary eco...

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Main Authors: Perrot-Minnot Marie-Jeanne, Cozzarolo Camille-Sophie, Amin Omar, Barčák Daniel, Bauer Alexandre, Filipović Marijić Vlatka, García-Varela Martín, Servando Hernández-Orts Jesús, Yen Le T.T., Nachev Milen, Orosová Martina, Rigaud Thierry, Šariri Sara, Wattier Rémi, Reyda Florian, Sures Bernd
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: EDP Sciences 2023-01-01
Series:Parasite
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Online Access:https://www.parasite-journal.org/articles/parasite/full_html/2023/01/parasite230018/parasite230018.html