Reighardiidae

Reighardiidae
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Ichthyostraca
Subclass: Pentastomida
Order: Reighardiida
Almeida & Christoffersen, 1999
Family: Reighardiidae
Heymons, 1926

Reighardiidae is a family of crustaceans belonging to the subclass Pentastomida. It is the only family in the monotypic order Reighardiida.[1] The species are parasites of birds, and are found globally.[2][3][4]

Genera

There are two genera recognised in the family Reighardiidae:[1]

  • Hispania Martínez, Criado-Fornelio, Lanzarot, Fernández-García, Rodríguez-Caabeiro & Merino, 2004 - Europe; vulture Aegypius monachus[2]
  • Reighardia Ward, 1899 - South America, Antarctica; seabirds[3][4]

References

  1. ^ a b "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Reighardiidae Heymons, 1926". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2022-12-11.
  2. ^ a b J. Martínez; Á. Criado-Fornelio; P. Lanzarot; M. Fernández-García; F. Rodríguez-Caabeiro Lanzarot; S. Merino (2004). "A new pentastomid from the black vulture". The Journal of parasitology. doi:10.1645/GE-269R.
  3. ^ a b E. P. Hoberg (1987). "Reighardia sternae (Diesing, 1864) (Pentastomida) from seabirds in Antarctica". Canadian Journal of Zoology. doi:10.1139/z87-203.
  4. ^ a b A. I. Naupay; N. G. Cribillero; M. T. Lopez-Urbina; A. E. Gonzalez; L. A. Gomez-Puerta (2016). "Finding of pentastomes of genus Reighardia (Pentastomida) in the Belcher's gull (Larus belcheri)". Parasitology international. doi:10.1016/j.parint.2016.02.006.