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	title = {Chemical analysis of metals in acanthocephalans using energy dispersive X-ray analysis (EDXA) in conjunction with a scanning electron microscope (SEM)},
	journal = {Comparative ParasitologyComp. Parasitol.},
	volume = {74},
	year = {2007},
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},
	month = {2007///},
	pages = {388 - 391},
	abstract = {Using energy-dispersive x-ray analysis (EDXA) in conjunction with a scanning electron microscope, high levels of sulfur were recorded in proboscis hooks of 5 species of Acanthocephala: Neoechinorhynchus qatarensis Amin, Saoud, and Alkuwari, 2002; Acanthocephalus dims (Van cleave, 1931); Neoechinorhynchus idahoensis Amin and Heckmann, 1992, Echinorhynchus salmonis (M{\"u}ller, 1784); and Pseudoacanthocephalus sp. Petrochenko, 1956. Sulfur was also present in eggs of N. qatarensis. No sulfur was recorded in the body of worms. The 5 species of Acanthocephala were obtained from several fish hosts and 1 toad species from 7 geographical locations. Sulfur ions are probably present in disulphide bonds characteristic of 2 amino acids, cystine and cysteine, which are common amino acids in the protein of mammalian hair and horns and are probably associated with the hardness of acanthocephalan proboscis hooks and egg shells.},
	keywords = {Acanthocephala, Acanthocephala (worms), Acanthocephalus, Anura, Echinorhynchus salmonis, EDXA, Mammalia, Metal analysis, Neoechinorhynchus, Pseudoacanthocephalus, Sulfur in proboscis hooks and eggs},
	isbn = {15252647 (ISSN)},
	url = {http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-34547790293\&partnerID=40\&md5=ec2530f77c3eefc3cfc08df5bd0e521e},
	author = {Heckmann, R.A. and Amin, O.M. and Standing, M.D.}
}
@article {67,
	title = {New and already known acanthocephalans from amphibians and reptiles in Vietnam, with keys to species of Pseudoacanthocephalus petrochenko, 1956 (Echinorhynchidae) and Sphaerechinorhynchus johnston and deland, 1929 (Plagiorhynchidae)},
	journal = {Journal of ParasitologyJ. Parasitol.},
	volume = {94},
	year = {2008},
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},
	month = {2008///},
	pages = {181 - 189},
	abstract = {Adults of 2 new species in 2 orders of acanthocephalans obtained from the intestines of terrestrial amphibians and reptiles collected between 1998 and 2004 in Vietnam are described here. Pseudoacanthocephalus nguyenthileae n. sp. (Palaeacnthocephala: Echinorhynchidae) was collected from 5 species of terrestrial amphibians: (1) the common Sunda toad Bufo melanostictus Schneider (Bufonidae); (2) Paa verucospinosa (Bourret); (3) Gunther{\textquoteright}s Amoy frog Rana guentheri Boulenger; (4) Taipei frog R. taipehensis Denburgh (Ranidae), and (5) the Burmese whipping frog Polypedates mutus (Smith) (Racophoridae); as well as from the Chinese cobra Naja atra Cantor (Reptilia: Elapidae) and house gecko Hemidactylus frenatus Dumeril and Bibron (Reptilia: Gekkonidae). Sphaerechinorhynchus maximesospinus n. sp. (Plagiorhynchidae: Sphaerechinorhynchinae) was isolated from a king cobra Ophiophagus hannah (cantor) (Reptilia: Elapidae). Cystacanths of Porrorchis houdemeri (Joyeux and Baer, 1935) Schmidt and Kuntz, 1967 (Plagiorhynchidae: Porrorchinae) obtained from the mesenteries of banded krait Bungarus fasciatus (Schneider) (Reptilia: Elapidae), a paratenic host, are reported for the first time. Keys to the species of Pseudoacanthocephalus and Sphaerechinorhynchus are included. Characteristic features distinguishing the new species from related taxa include: P. nguyenthileae has 15-19 (usually 16-18) proboscis hook rows, each with 5-6 hooks that progressively increase in length and size posteriorly. The largest, intermediate, and smallest proboscis hooks of S. maximesospinus are the middle, anterior, and posterior hooks, respectively; the proboscis and neck are enclosed in a membrane. Morphometric characteristics of P. nguyenthileae show host-related variability. {\textcopyright} American Society of Parasitologists 2008.},
	keywords = {Acanthocephala, Acanthocephala (worms), Acanthocephalus, Amphibia, amphibian, animal experiment, Animals, Anura, article, Asia, Bufo melanostictus, Bufonidae, Bungarus fasciatus, controlled study, Echinorhynchidae, Elapidae, endoparasite, Eurasia, Female, Gekkonidae, Helminthiasis, Animal, Hemidactylus, Hemidactylus frenatus, host parasite interaction, identification key, invertebrate, Male, morphology, morphometrics, morphometry, Naja atra, new record, new species, nonhuman, Ophiophagus hannah, Paa, Plagiorhynchidae, Polypedates mutus, Porrorchinae, Porrorchis houdemeri, Prevalence, Pseudoacanthocephalus, Pseudoacanthocephalus nguyenthileae, Rana guentheri, Ranidae, reptile, Reptiles, Reptilia, Southeast Asia, Sphaerechinorhynchinae, Sphaerechinorhynchus, Sphaerechinorhynchus maximesospinus, taxonomic identification, Viet Nam, Vietnam},
	isbn = {00223395 (ISSN)},
	url = {http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-40949112811\&partnerID=40\&md5=185b286d55ab8180e99cce4ed563add2},
	author = {Amin, O.M. and Van Ha, N. and Heckmann, R.A.}
}
