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Checklist for Subclass Pentastomida Diesing, 1836 (Linguatulides)
and region Continents


Class
 
Maxillopoda
Dahl, 1956
Maxillopods
308
2462
14993
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pentastomida
Diesing, 1836
Linguatulides, Pentastomes, Tongue Worm, Tongue worms
9
24
68
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Continents
9 Families width 68 Species
Sebekidae Sambon, 192215SpeciesTaxom
Armilliferidae Kishida, 19287SpeciesTaxom
Subtriquetridae Fain, 19613SpeciesTaxom
Cephalobaenidae Fain, 196118SpeciesTaxom
Sambonidae Heymons, 193510SpeciesTaxom
Porocephalidae Sambon, 19227SpeciesTaxom
Linguatulidae Haldeman, 18513SpeciesTaxom
Reighardiidae Heymons, 19352SpeciesTaxom
Raillietiellidae Sambon, 19221SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Continents
22 Genera with 68 Species
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Alofia Giglioli, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Armillifer Sambon, 18357SpeciesTaxom
Burgessia Walcott, 01SpeciesTaxom
Cephalobaena Heymons, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Elenia Heymons, 19321SpeciesTaxom
Ercaia Chen, Vannie..., 20011SpeciesTaxom
Kiricephalus Sambon, 19082SpeciesTaxom
Leiperia Sambon, 18363SpeciesTaxom
Levisunguis Curran, Over..., 01SpeciesTaxom
Linguatula Frölich, 17892SpeciesTaxom
Martinssonia Müller & Wal..., 1986
0SpeciesTaxom
Neolinguatula Haffner & Rack, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Parasambonia Stunkard & G..., 19822SpeciesTaxom
Porocephalus Humboldt, 19795SpeciesTaxom
Raillietiella Sambon, 200317SpeciesTaxom
Reighardia Ward, 18642SpeciesTaxom
Sambonia Noc & Giglioli, 19573SpeciesTaxom
Sebekia Sambon, 19906SpeciesTaxom
Selfia Riley, 19941SpeciesTaxom
Subtriquetra Sambon, 18361SpeciesTaxom
Waddycephalus Sambon, 18627SpeciesTaxom
Yelirella Spratt, 20031SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Continents
68 Species
Alofia merki Giglioli, 1922
Armillifer aborealis Riley & Self, 1981
Armillifer agkistrodontis Self & Kuntz, 1966
Armillifer armillatus Wyman, 1848
Armillifer australis Heymons, 1935
Armillifer grandis Hett, 1915Visceral Tongue Worm
Armillifer mazzai Sambon, 1932
Armillifer moniliformis Diesing, 1835
Burgessia bella
Cephalobaena tetrapoda Heymons, 1922
Elenia australis Heymons, 1932
Ercaia minuscula Chen & al., 2001
Kiricephalus coarctatus Diesing, 1850American colubrid pentastome
Kiricephalus pattoni Stephens, 1908
Leiperia australiensis Riley & Huch..., 1996
Leiperia cincinnalis Sambon, 1910
Leiperia gracilis Diesing, 1836
Levisunguis subaeaqualis
Linguatula arctica Riley, Hauge..., 1987
Linguatula serrata Fröhlich, 1789Red Satyr
Neolinguatula nuttalli Sambon, 1922
Parasambonia bridgesi Stunkard & G..., 1968
Parasambonia minor Riley & Self, 1982
Porocephalus clavatus Wyman, 1845
Porocephalus crotali Humboldt, 1808North American Porocephalus
Porocephalus stilesi Sambon, 1910
Porocephalus subuliferum Leuckart, 1860
Porocephalus tortugensis Riley & Self, 1979
Raillietiella affinis Bovien, 1927
Raillietiella amphiboluri Mahon, 1954
Raillietiella belohaensis McAllister, ..., 1993
Raillietiella boulengeri Vaney & Sambon, 1910
Raillietiella cartagenensis Ali, Riley &..., 1985
Raillietiella frenatus Ali, Riley &..., 1981
Raillietiella furcocercum Diesing, 1836
Raillietiella gehyrae Bovien, 1927
Raillietiella hebitihamata Self & Kuntz, 1960
Raillietiella hemidactyli Hett, 1934
Raillietiella indica Gedoelst, 1921Pentastome
Raillietiella mabuiae Heymons, 1922
Raillietiella madagascarensis
Raillietiella orientalis Hett, 1915Parasite
Raillietiella scincoides Ali, Riley &..., 1984
Raillietiella teagueselfi Riley, McAll..., 1988
Raillietiella trachea Riley, Oaks ..., 2003
Reighardia lomviae Dyck, 1975Little Wood-Satyr
Reighardia sternae Diesing, 1864Larid pentastome
Sambonia parapodum Self & Kuntz, 1966
Sambonia solomenensis Self & Kuntz, 1957
Sambonia varani Self & Kuntz, 1957
Sebekia divestei Giglioli, 1922
Sebekia johnstoni Riley, Sprat..., 1990
Sebekia mississippiensis Overstreet, ..., 1985Alligator sebekia
Sebekia multiannulata Riley, Sprat..., 1990
Sebekia oxycephalum Diesing, 1836
Sebekia purdieae Riley, Sprat..., 1990
Selfia porosus Riley, 1994
Subtriquetra subtriquetra Diesing, 1836
Waddycephalus calligaster Riley & Self, 1981
Waddycephalus longicauda Riley & Self, 1981
Waddycephalus porphyriacus Riley & Self, 1981
Waddycephalus punctulatus Riley & Self, 1981
Waddycephalus scutata Riley & Self, 1981
Waddycephalus superbus Riley & Self, 1981
Waddycephalus teretiusculus Baird, 1862
Yelirella petauri Spratt, 2003

Subnodes of Pentastomida with occurrences in Continents
OrderCephalobaenida
Heymons, 1935
2
3
20
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

OrderPorocephalida
Heymons, 1935
6
18
45
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

OrderRaillietiellida
Almeida & Christoffersen, 1999
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Pentastomida at artfakta.se
Pentastomida at dyntaxa.se
Pentastomida at irmng.org
Pentastomida at itis.gov
Pentastomida at marinespecies.org