Femogibbosus

[1] The National Center for Biotechnology Information does not indicate that any phylogenetic analysis has been published on Femogibbosus that would confirm its position as a unique order in the family Cavisomidae.

[1] The life cycle of an acanthocephalan consists of three stages beginning when an infective acanthor (development of an egg) is released from the intestines of the definitive host and then ingested by an arthropod, the intermediate host.

This stage involves penetrating the wall of the mesenteron or the intestine of the intermediate host and growing.

The acanthor is passed in the feces of the definitive host and the cycle repeats.

[1] There are no reported cases of F. assi infesting humans in the English language medical literature.

Diagram of the life cycle of Acanthocephala
Life cycle of Acanthocephala. [ 3 ] [ a ]
Dead Nemipterus japonicus on a blue background
Nemipterus japonicus is the host of F. assi