Linguatuloidea
| Linguatuloidea | |
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| Various SEM micrographs of Subtriquetra species | |
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| Adult female Linguatula serrata | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Ichthyostraca |
| Order: | Porocephalida |
| Superfamily: | Linguatuloidea Haldeman, 1851[1] |
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Linguatuloidea is a superfamily of tongue worms in the order Porocephalida.[1] It is the adelphotaxon of Porocephaloidea.[1] At least one species within this superfamily, Subtriquetra subtriquetra, has a free-living larval stage.[2]
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 4 "Linguatuloidea Haldeman, 1851". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. 2026. Retrieved 8 March 2026.
- ↑ Williams Jr, E. H.; Bunkley-Williams, L. (2019). "Life Cycle and Life History Strategies of Parasitic Crustacea". Parasitic Crustacea. Zoological Monographs. Vol. 3. pp. 179–266. doi:10.1007/978-3-030-17385-2_5. ISBN 978-3-030-17383-8. PMC 7124122.
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