Armillifer armillatus from the respiratory tract of Python sebae
Scientific classification
Domain:
Eukaryota
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Ichthyostraca
Order:
Porocephalida
Family:
Porocephalidae
Subfamily:
Armilliferinae
Genus:
Armillifer Sambon, 1922
Synonyms
Ligamifer Heymons, 1932
Armillifer is a genus of tongue worms in the subclass Pentastomida.[1][2] It contains the following species:[3]
Armillifer aborealisRiley & Self, 1981
Armillifer agkistrodontisSelf & Kuntz, 1966
Armillifer armillatus(Wyman, 1845)
Armillifer australisHeymons, 1935
Armillifer grandis(Hett, 1915)
Armillifer mazzai(Sambon, 1922)
Armillifer moniliformis(Diesing, 1836)
Armillifer yoshidaiKishida, 1928
^R. Heymons (1935). "Pentastomida". In H. G. Bronns (ed.). Klassen und Ordnungen des Tierreichs. Fünfter Band. IV Abteilung, 1. Buch. Leipzig: Akademische Verlagsgesellschaft m.b.H. pp. 1–268 pp.
^J. T. Self (1969). "Biological relationships of the Pentastomida: a bibliography on the Pentastomida". Experimental Parasitology. 24 (1): 63–119. doi:10.1016/0014-4894(69)90222-7. PMID 4887218.
^"WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Armillifer Sambon, 1922". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2022-12-11.
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