Spines on the proboscis of an acanthocephalan, a type of parasitic worm in a bluefish
Acanthocephalans are a Phylum of parasitic worms or helminths that live attached to the intestinal lining of vertebrates and within the body cavity of their arthropod intermediate hosts Their relationship to free living animals is not well understoof but their characteristic spiny proboscis is often associated with damage to the host
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