Parasitology, Harold W. Manter Laboratory of
Concepts in Animal Parasitology Textbook
Date of this Version
2024
Document Type
Book Chapter
Citation
Chapter 59, Concepts in Animal Parasitology, pages 716–732
Textbook
Lincoln, Nebraska, United States: Zea Books, 2024
chapter doi: 10.32873/unl.dc.ciap059
Abstract
An overview of the Pentastomida, a homogeneous and distinctive systematic assemblage of over 130 taxa of worm-like dioecious obligate endoparasitic arthropods that, as adults, inhabit the respiratory tract (bronchi, lungs, and nasal passages) and coelomic cavity of various freshwater and terrestrial vertebrates, with approximately 90% maturing in reptiles. Includes discussion of their fossil record, evolution, geographic range, history of pentastomid research, general morphology, host relationships, larval development, life cycles, ecology, and taxonomy.
Chapter 59 in Concepts in Animal Parasitology, by Chris T. McAllister. 2024. S. L. Gardner and S. A. Gardner, editors. Zea Books, Lincoln, Nebraska, United States. doi: 10.32873/unl.dc.ciap059
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Copyright 2024, the authors and editors. Open access
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