Polymorphida
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Polymorphida are an order of thorny-headed worms (phylum Acanthocephala). The adults of these parasitic platyzoans feed mainly on fish and aquatic birds. This order contains 5 families: *Centrorhynchidae Van Cleave, 1916 *Isthomosacanthidae Smales, 2012 *Plagiorhynchidae Meyer, 1931 *Pyriprobosicidae *Polymorphidae Meyer, 1931
Polymorphida are an order of thorny-headed worms (phylum Acanthocephala). The adults of these parasitic platyzoans feed mainly on fish and aquatic birds. This order contains 5 families: Centrorhynchidae Van Cleave, 1916 Isthomosacanthidae Smales, 2012 Plagiorhynchidae Meyer, 1931 Pyriprobosicidae Polymorphidae Meyer, 1931 ==References==
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