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The anatomy of all structures in our specimens from Anaheim Bay was comparable to that of the larger Scammon's Lagoon specimens that have apparently realized more growth in the Scammon's Lagoon. We have observed more structures that are not reported in the original description, especially evident from our scanning electron microscopy images, which are not possible to observe in the original line drawings. In our specimens, the micropores were unusually widely spaced and the energy dispersive X-ray analysis showed longitudinal hook sections with high levels of sulphur and phosphorus and moderate levels of calcium, but the whole hooks showed highest levels of sodium and magnesium \u2013 the biochemical hook signature of this species. Sequences of the small subunit (18S) of the nuclear ribosomal DNA were generated and compared with acanthocephalan sequences available from GenBank. As <jats:italic>M. wardae<\/jats:italic> comprises a monotypic genus, therefore, phylogenetic analyses inferred from the 18S gene showed its relationship with other species of closely related genera of Eoacanthocephala. This is the first report of molecular data of <jats:italic>M. wardae<\/jats:italic>.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.1017\/s0022149x22000347","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2022,6,21]],"date-time":"2022-06-21T08:25:35Z","timestamp":1655799935000},"source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":4,"title":["New perspectives of <i>Microsentis wardae<\/i> Martin &amp; Multani, 1966 (Acanthocephala: Neoechinorhynchidae) from <i>Gillichthys mirabilis<\/i> Cooper in California, with scanning electron microscopy images and energy dispersive X-ray analysis"],"prefix":"10.1017","volume":"96","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-2088-8628","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"O. 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