Abstract
DR. MEYER gives an interesting historical account of the Acanthocephala from their discovery by Leeuwenhoek (1695) who found two species in the gut of the eel. Koelreuther (1771) and 0. F. Müller (1776), who independently recognised that these worms were different from other helminthes, named the first two genera, AcantJiocephalus and Echinorhynchus. Bremser (1811), who is stated to have examined 40,000 individual animals for the presence of Acanthocephala, and Rudolphi, whose published accounts extend over the period 1795-1820, added much to our knowledge of these parasites. Westrumb produced in 1821 the first monograph of the group, which included a description of 90 species and an account of the anatomy and physiology. Leuckart (1862) in itiated the studies on the life-history, and various writers, including the author, have developed the systematics of the group.
Dr. H. G. Bronns Klassen und Ordnungen des Tierreichs.
Band 4, Abt. 2, Buch 2: Acanthocephala. Bearbeitet von A. Meyer. Lief. 1. Pp. 332. 39.60 gold marks. Lief. 2 (Schlusslieferung). Pp. vi + 333582. 32 gold marks. (Leipzig: Akademische Verlagsgesellschaft m.b.H., 1932–1933.)
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Dr H G Bronns Klassen und Ordnungen des Tierreichs . Nature 133, 479–480 (1934). https://doi.org/10.1038/133479b0
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