<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><mads xmlns="http://www.loc.gov/mads/" xmlns:mods="http://www.loc.gov/mods/v3" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.loc.gov/mads/
mads.xsd"><authority><topic authority="http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en">Acanthocephala</topic></authority><related type="broader"><topic>Animalia</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>Acanthocephali</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>acanthocephalans</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>acanthocephalids</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>spiny-headed worm</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>spiny-headed worms</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Phylum of about 600 recorded species, all of which are parasites in vertebrates (usually fish) as adults and in arthropods as juveniles. They are named for their proboscis, or snout, which bears hooks.  ]]></note></mads>