Family Reighardiidae Order Reighardiida | Class Maxillopoda Genus Reighardia Rank Species | |
Similar Porocephalus crotali, Pentastomida, Linguatula serrata, Armillifer armillatus | ||
Reighardia sternae, also known as the larid pentastome, 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.
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