Oncicola is a genus of parasitic worms belonging to the family Oligacanthorhynchidae.[1]Oncicola belongs to the phylum Acanthocephalans that include many thorny-headed worms. This family contains 12 genera including the genus Oncicola. Oncicola is a part of the phylum Acanthocephalans that include many thorny-headed worms. The name comes from the prefix onc- meaning “barbed” and -cola meaning “to inhabit” in Latin. It was named and discovered in 1916 by Travassos.[2] These worms are defined by their parasitic nature which involves hook structures found at their front end.
Four images depicting the structures of an adult Oncicola venezuelensis worm from research performed in Brazil.
^"Oncicola Travassos, 1916". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
Oncicola is a genus of parasitic worms belonging to the family Oligacanthorhynchidae. Oncicola belongs to the phylum Acanthocephalans that include many...
intestines of the host. This genus appears identical to the closely related Oncicola apart from a greater number of hooks on the proboscis. There are eleven...
family Oligacanthorhynchidae. Phylogenetic analyses have been conducted on Oncicola, a genus morphologically nearly identical to Neoncicola and Pachysentis...
sister to the group formed by sequences of Macracanthorhynchus ingens and Oncicola venezuelensis A new taxonomic analysis has been performed. Gigantorhynchida...
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