Reighardiidae
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| Reighardiidae | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| 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
[edit]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
[edit]- 1 2 "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Reighardiidae Heymons, 1926". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2022-12-11.
- 1 2 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. 90 (5): 1103–1105. doi:10.1645/GE-269R. PMID 15562610.
- 1 2 E. P. Hoberg (1987). "Reighardia sternae (Diesing, 1864) (Pentastomida) from seabirds in Antarctica". Canadian Journal of Zoology. 65 (5): 1289–1291. Bibcode:1987CaJZ...65.1289H. doi:10.1139/z87-203.
- 1 2 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. 65 (3): 288–290. doi:10.1016/j.parint.2016.02.006.