Reighardiidae
| 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. The species are parasites of birds, and are found globally.
Genera
There are two genera recognised in the family Reighardiidae:
- Hispania Martínez, Criado-Fornelio, Lanzarot, Fernández-García, Rodríguez-Caabeiro & Merino, 2004 - Europe; vulture Aegypius monachus
- Reighardia Ward, 1899 - South America, Antarctica; seabirds
References
- 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.