Cephalobaena

Cephalobaena tetrapoda
Illustration of Cephalobaena tetrapoda. Ventral view (a) and right lateral view, with the anterior right parapodium extended (b)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Ichthyostraca
Subclass:	Pentastomida
Order:	Cephalobaenida Heymons, 1935
Family:	Cephalobaenidae Heymons, 1922
Genus:	Cephalobaena Heymons, 1922
Species:	C. tetrapoda
Binomial name
Cephalobaena tetrapoda Heymons, 1922

Cephalobaena is a genus of crustaceans in the subclass Pentastomida. It has only one species, Cephalobaena tetrapoda, found in South America parasitizing snakes such as Lygophis lineatus and Crotalus durissus . ^{[1] [2] [3]}

References

1. Heymons, Von R. (1922). "Beitrag zur Systematik und Morphologie der Zungenwurmer (Pentastomida)". Zoologischer Anzeiger. 55: 154––167.
2. "Cephalobaena Heymons, 1922". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2025-01-27.
3. W. O. Almeida; S. V. Brito; F. S. Ferreira; M. L. Christoffersen (2006). "A French case of porocephalosis diagnosed by radiologists". Brazilian Journal of Biology. doi:10.1590/S1519-69842006000300023.