Reighardia sternae

Reighardia sternae
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Phylum:
Class:
Order:
Reighardiida
Family:
Reighardiidae
Genus:
Species:
R. sternae
Binomial name
Reighardia sternae
(Diesing, 1864)

Reighardia sternae, also known as the larid pentastome,[1] is a small internal parasitic crustacean. It is the only Pentastomida species to use gulls and terns as hosts, living in the body cavity and air sacs.[2]

References

  1. ^ Gary Poore (2013). "Reighardia sternae (Diesing, 1864)". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved May 13, 2013.
  2. ^ Riley, J. (1973). "A redescription of Reighardia sternae Diesing 1864 (Pentastomida: Cephalobaenida) with some observations on the glandular systems of pentastomids". Zeitschrift für Morphologie der Tiere. 76 (3): 243–259. doi:10.1007/BF00298624.



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