Subtriquetra

Subtriquetra
Various SEM micrographs of Subtriquetra spp.
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Ichthyostraca
Order: Porocephalida
Family: Subtriquetridae
Fain, 1961
Genus: Subtriquetra
Sambon, 1922
Type species
Subtriquetra subtriquetra
(Diesing, 1836)
(originally Pentastoma subtriquetrum)
Other species

Subtriquetra is a genus of tongue worms in the monogeneric family Subtriquetridae. The type species, Subtriquetra subtriquetra, has a free-living larval stage.

References

  1. 1 2 "Subtriquetridae Fain, 1961". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. 2026. Retrieved 8 March 2026.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Subtriquetra Sambon, 1922". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. 2026. Retrieved 8 March 2026.
  3. ↑ Williams Jr, E. H.; Bunkley-Williams, L. (2019). "Life Cycle and Life History Strategies of Parasitic Crustacea". Parasitic Crustacea. Zoological Monographs. Vol. 3. pp. 179–266. doi:10.1007/978-3-030-17385-2_5. ISBN 978-3-030-17383-8. PMC 7124122.