Biology:Linguatula

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Short description: Genus of crustaceans

Linguatula
Linguatula.jpg
Linguatula serrata
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Ichthyostraca
Order: Porocephalida
Family: Linguatulidae
Genus: Linguatula
Frölich, 1789
Synonyms
  • Prionoderma Cuvier, 1817

Linguatula is a genus of crustaceans belonging to the family Linguatulidae.[1] The genus has a cosmopolitan distribution.[2]

Species

There are four species recognised in the genus Linguatula:[1]

  • Linguatula arctica Riley, Haugerud & Nilssen, 1987
  • Linguatula multiannulata Haffner & Rack, 1969
  • Linguatula recurvata (Diesing, 1850)
  • Linguatula serrata Frölich, 1789

References

Wikidata ☰ Q15632358 entry