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Acanthocephalan Systematics

Acanthocephalan Systematics is the academic discipline that classifies and determines the evolutionary relationships among parasitic worm species within the phylum Acanthocephala, distinguishing it from related taxonomic efforts by focusing specifically on the hierarchical organization and phylogenetic reconstruction of acanthocephalan taxa.

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2017–2026

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442

Pheidole in the new world: a dominant, hyperdiverse ant genus

Choice Reviews Online · 2003 · 380 citations

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Classification of the Acanthocephala

Omar M. Amin · Folia Parasitologica · 2013 · 353 citations · Full text

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Biology of the acanthocephala

Amanda C. Jones · Parasitology Today · 1986 · 227 citations

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18S rRNA data indicate that Aschelminthes are polyphyletic in origin and consist of at least three distinct clades.

Birgitta Winnepenninckx, Thierry Backeljau, Laura Y. Mackey et al. · Molecular Biology and Evolution · 1995 · 190 citations · Full text

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Molecular evidence for Acanthocephala as a subtaxon of Rotifera

James R. Garey, Thomas J. Near, Michael R. Nonnemacher et al. · Journal of Molecular Evolution · 1996 · 183 citations

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Authors

659

  1. OM
    Omar M. Amin

    Brigham Young University, United States

    55 publications · 1.7K citations

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  2. MG
    Martín García‐Varela

    Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico

    28 publications · 1K citations

    19

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  3. RA
    Richard A. Heckmann

    Brigham Young University, United States

    30 publications · 647 citations

    17

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  4. GP
    Gerardo Pérez‐Ponce de León

    Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico

    18 publications · 855 citations

    17

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  5. HJ
    Harley J. Van Cleave

    University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, United States

    27 publications · 543 citations

    16

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Institutions

328

  1. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México

    Mexico City, Mexico

    19 h-index

    82 publications

    2.6K citations

  2. Brigham Young University

    Provo, United States

    16 h-index

    35 publications

    743 citations

  3. Jiangsu Institute of Parasitic Diseases

    Wuxi, China

    11 h-index

    13 publications

    619 citations

  4. Natural History Museum

    London, United Kingdom

    11 h-index

    16 publications

    426 citations

  5. Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology

    Hanoi, Vietnam

    11 h-index

    12 publications

    287 citations

  6. South Australian Museum

    Adelaide, Australia

    11 h-index

    12 publications

    265 citations

  7. University of Nebraska–Lincoln

    Lincoln, United States

    10 h-index

    15 publications

    640 citations

  8. The University of Queensland

    Brisbane, Australia

    10 h-index

    12 publications

    522 citations

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Venues

  1. Journal of Parasitology

    93 publications · 2.2K citations

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  2. Systematic Parasitology

    36 publications · 1.1K citations

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  3. Comparative Parasitology

    16 publications · 284 citations

    13

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  4. Parasitology International

    13 publications · 298 citations

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  5. Parasitology

    12 publications · 293 citations

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