Subtriquetra

Subtriquetra
Various SEM micrographs of Subtriquetra spp.
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Ichthyostraca
Order: Porocephalida
Family: Subtriquetridae
Fain, 1961[2]
Genus: Subtriquetra
Sambon, 1922[1]
Type species
Subtriquetra subtriquetra[1]
(Diesing, 1836)
(originally Pentastoma subtriquetrum)
Other species[1]
  • Subtriquetra megacephalum (Baird, 1853)
  • Subtriquetra rileyi Junker, Boomker & Booyse, 1998
  • Subtriquetra shipleyi Hett, 1924

Subtriquetra is a genus of tongue worms in the monogeneric family Subtriquetridae.[1][2] The type species, Subtriquetra subtriquetra, has a free-living larval stage.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Subtriquetra Sambon, 1922". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. 2026. Retrieved 8 March 2026.
  2. ^ a b "Subtriquetridae Fain, 1961". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. 2026. Retrieved 8 March 2026.
  3. ^ Williams Jr, E. H.; Bunkley-Williams, L. (2019). "Life Cycle and Life History Strategies of Parasitic Crustacea". Parasitic Crustacea. Zoological Monographs. Vol. 3. pp. 179–266. doi:10.1007/978-3-030-17385-2_5. ISBN 978-3-030-17383-8. PMC 7124122.
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