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Checklist for Subclass Pentastomida Diesing, 1836 (Linguatulides)
and region USA (North America)


Class
 
Maxillopoda
Dahl, 1956
Maxillopods
207
951
3245
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pentastomida
Diesing, 1836
Linguatulides, Pentastomes, Tongue Worm, Tongue worms
7
11
24
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for USA
7 Families width 24 Species
Armilliferidae Kishida, 19283SpeciesTaxom
Cephalobaenidae Fain, 196110SpeciesTaxom
Porocephalidae Sambon, 19225SpeciesTaxom
Sebekidae Sambon, 19223SpeciesTaxom
Linguatulidae Haldeman, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Reighardiidae Heymons, 19351SpeciesTaxom
Sambonidae Heymons, 19351SpeciesTaxom


Genera for USA
11 Genera with 24 Species
Armillifer Sambon, 18353SpeciesTaxom
Cephalobaena Heymons, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Kiricephalus Sambon, 19082SpeciesTaxom
Levisunguis Curran, Over..., 01SpeciesTaxom
Linguatula Frölich, 17891SpeciesTaxom
Porocephalus Humboldt, 19103SpeciesTaxom
Raillietiella Sambon, 20039SpeciesTaxom
Reighardia Ward, 18641SpeciesTaxom
Sambonia Noc & Giglioli, 1922
0SpeciesTaxom
Sebekia Sambon, 18362SpeciesTaxom
Waddycephalus Sambon, 18621SpeciesTaxom


Species list for USA
24 Species
Armillifer armillatus Wyman, 1848
Armillifer grandis Hett, 1915Visceral Tongue Worm
Armillifer moniliformis Diesing, 1835
Cephalobaena tetrapoda Heymons, 1922
Kiricephalus coarctatus Diesing, 1850American colubrid pentastome
Kiricephalus pattoni Stephens, 1908
Levisunguis subaeaqualis
Linguatula serrata Fröhlich, 1789Red Satyr
Porocephalus clavatus Wyman, 1845
Porocephalus crotali Humboldt, 1808North American Porocephalus
Porocephalus stilesi Sambon, 1910
Raillietiella affinis Bovien, 1927
Raillietiella boulengeri Vaney & Sambon, 1910
Raillietiella furcocercum Diesing, 1836
Raillietiella gehyrae Bovien, 1927
Raillietiella hebitihamata Self & Kuntz, 1960
Raillietiella indica Gedoelst, 1921Pentastome
Raillietiella orientalis Hett, 1915Parasite
Raillietiella teagueselfi Riley, McAll..., 1988
Raillietiella trachea Riley, Oaks ..., 2003
Reighardia sternae Diesing, 1864Larid pentastome
Sebekia mississippiensis Overstreet, ..., 1985Alligator sebekia
Sebekia oxycephalum Diesing, 1836
Waddycephalus teretiusculus Baird, 1862

Subnodes of Pentastomida with occurrences in USA
OrderCephalobaenida
Heymons, 1935
2
3
11
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

OrderPorocephalida
Heymons, 1935
5
8
13
Families
Genera
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