Linguatula

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Linguatula
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Linguatula serrata
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Crustacea
Class: Ichthyostraca
Order: Porocephalida
Family: Linguatulidae
Genus: Linguatula
Frölich, 1789
Synonyms
  • PrionodermaCuvier, 1817

Linguatula is a genus of crustaceans belonging to the family Linguatulidae. [1] The genus has a cosmopolitan distribution. [2]

Species

There are four species recognised in the genus Linguatula: [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Linguatula Frölich, 1789". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. 2021. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
  2. "Linguatula Frölich, 1789". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 18 June 2021.