heteroacanthus armature

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heteroacanthus armature: (Platyhelminthes: Cestoda) Hooks arranged in semicircles from the internal surface to the external surface of the tentacles without chainettes. a. Atypica: differing numbers of hook rows on the internal and external surface of the tentacles. b. Typica: same number of hook rows, etc.