Organisms

Pentastomida

A subclass of CRUSTACEA comprising the tongue worms which are obligatory parasites of reptiles, birds, and mammals including humans.

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Structured Summary

Abstract

A subclass of CRUSTACEA comprising the tongue worms which are obligatory parasites of reptiles, birds, and mammals including humans.

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Synonyms

6 entry terms
  • Tongue Worms
  • Pentastomidas
  • Tongue Worm
  • Worm, Tongue
  • Worms, Tongue
  • Linguatula serrata

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Aspects Covered

18 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings anatomy & histology, chemistry, classification, cytology, drug effects, embryology, enzymology, genetics, growth & development, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, pathogenicity, physiology, radiation effects, ultrastructure, virology.

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Indexing Annotation

infection: coordinate (IM) with PARASITIC DISEASES (IM) or PARASITIC DISEASES, ANIMAL (IM)

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History Note

2010

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Previous Indexing

  • Arthropods (1966-2009)

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Tree Number

  1. B01w.050w.500w.131w.365w.640w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Pentastomida. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D057078. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D057078
  2. Pentastomida. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pentastomida
  3. Pentastomida. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q222975