Definition of Pentastomida. Meaning of Pentastomida. Synonyms of Pentastomida

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Definition of Pentastomida

Pentastomida
Linguatulina Lin*guat`u*li"na (l[i^][ng]*gw[a^]t`[-u]*l[imac]"n[.a]), n. pl. [NL., fr. L. lingua tongue.] (Zo["o]l.) An order of wormlike, degraded, parasitic arachnids. They have two pairs of retractile hooks, near the mouth. Called also Pentastomida. Note: The adults of some species inhabit the nostrils and nasal sinuses of dogs and other carnivores. The young, after being swallowed by sheep, rabbits, etc., find their way to the lungs and liver and become encysted. These, when eaten by carnivores, develop into the adult forms.
Pentastomida
Pentastomida Pen`ta*stom"i*da, n. pl. [NL., fr. ? (see Penta-) + ? a mouth.] (Zo["o]l.) Same as Linguatulina.

Meaning of Pentastomida from wikipedia

- The Pentastomida are an enigmatic group of parasitic arthropods commonly known as tongue worms due to the resemblance of the species of the genus Linguatula...
- into four lineages: Oligostraca (Ostracoda, Mystacocarida, Branchiura, Pentastomida), Vericrustacea (Malacostraca, Thecostraca, Copepoda, Branchiopoda),...
- Thecostraca, Tantulocarida, Mystacocarida, Copepoda, Branchiura and Pentastomida). The following cladogram shows the updated relationships between the...
- Within the pancrustacean crown-group, only Malacostraca, Branchiopoda and Pentastomida have Cambrian fossil records. Crustacean fossils are common from the...
- Crustacea Ostracoda (seed shrimps) Mystacocarida Pentastomida (tongue worms) Branchiura (fish lice) Malacostraca (woodlice, shrimps, crayfish, lobsters...
- shrimp, water fleas, and clam shrimp) Cephalocarida (horseshoe shrimp) Pentastomida (tongue worms) Branchiura (fish lice) Mystacocarida Copepoda Ostracoda...
- They are able to switch hosts several times even as adults. Subclass Pentastomida (tongue worms): Vermiform endoparasites. The larvae develops in the tissues...
- Armillifer grandis is a species of tongue worm in the subclass Pentastomida found in tropical Central and West Africa. Its typical definitive hosts are...
- Armillifer is a genus of tongue worms in the subclass Pentastomida. It contains the following species: Armillifer aborealis Riley & Self, 1981 Armillifer...
- extant Panarthropods. Lobopodia has, historically, sometimes included Pentastomida, a group of parasitic panarthropod which were traditionally thought to...