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ABOUT 190 species of Acanthocephala occur in birds, but the life-histories are known only in five species. In all known cases the life-cycle is indirect.
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RAYSKI, C., GARDEN, E. Life-cycle of an Acanthocephalan Parasite of the Eider Duck. Nature 192, 185–186 (1961). https://doi.org/10.1038/192185a0
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