| Linguatula | |
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| Linguatula serrata | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Crustacea |
| Class: | Ichthyostraca |
| Order: | Porocephalida |
| Family: | Linguatulidae |
| Genus: | Linguatula Frölich, 1789 |
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Linguatula is a genus of crustaceans belonging to the family Linguatulidae. [1] The genus has a cosmopolitan distribution. [2]
There are four species recognised in the genus Linguatula: [1]
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