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acanthella

n. 1 A pre-infective larva stage of Acanthocephala, formed within the arthropod host 2 (context biology English) The juvenile infective form of an Acanthocephalan

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Acanthella

Acanthella is a genus of two species of flowering plants in the family Melastomataceae. This genus is native to tropical South America.

Species
  • Acanthella pulchra Gleason. Venezuela
  • Acanthella sprucei Hook. f. Brazil