Reighardia sternae
Species of crustacean From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Species of crustacean From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Reighardia sternae, also known as the larid pentastome,[1] is a small internal parasitic crustacean. It is the only Pentastomida species to use gulls and terns as hosts, living in the body cavity and air sacs.[2]
Reighardia sternae | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Ichthyostraca |
Order: | Reighardiida |
Family: | Reighardiidae |
Genus: | Reighardia |
Species: | R. sternae |
Binomial name | |
Reighardia sternae (Diesing, 1864) | |
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