Species list, Checklist of Family Porocephalidae for America (Continents)

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Checklist for Family Porocephalidae Sambon, 1922
and region America (Continents)

Class	Maxillopoda Dahl, 1956 Maxillopods	242 1351 5551	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Subclass	Pentastomida Diesing, 1836 Linguatulides, Pentastomes, Tongue Worm, Tongue worms	8 14 33	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Order	Porocephalida Heymons, 1935	6 11 19	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Superfamily	Porocephaloidea Sambon, 1922	4 8 16	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Family	Porocephalidae Sambon, 1922	2 6	Genera Species	Taxom

Genera for America
2 Genera with 6 Species

Kiricephalus Sambon, 1908		2	Species	Taxom
Porocephalus Humboldt, 1979		4	Species	Taxom

Species list for America
6 Species

Kiricephalus coarctatus Diesing, 1850	American colubrid pentastome
Kiricephalus pattoni Stephens, 1908
Porocephalus clavatus Wyman, 1845
Porocephalus crotali Humboldt, 1808	North American Porocephalus
Porocephalus stilesi Sambon, 1910
Porocephalus tortugensis Riley & Self, 1979

Links, sources and further information

Porocephalidae at gbif.org
Porocephalidae at irmng.org
Porocephalidae at itis.gov
Porocephalidae at marinespecies.org