Editing Proboscis (section)

===Acanthocephala===
[[File:Parasite140083-fig5 Figs 31-36 Cathayacanthus spinitruncatus.tif|right|thumb|Scanning electron microscopy of proboscis of an Acanthocephala<ref>{{cite journal|vauthors=Amin OA, Heckmann RA, Ha NV|title= Acanthocephalans from fishes and amphibians in Vietnam, with descriptions of five new species|journal= Parasite|volume=21|id=Art. No. 53|doi=10.1051/parasite/2014052|pmid=25331738|pmc= 4204126|year= 2014|page= 53}} {{open access}}</ref>]]
The [[Acanthocephala]], the thorny-headed worms or spiny-headed worms, are characterized by the presence of an eversible proboscis, armed with spines, which they use to pierce and hold the [[gut (zoology)|gut]] wall of their host.
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