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Pentastomida
Linguatulina Lin*guat`u*li"na (l[i^][ng]*gw[a^]t`[-u]*l[imac]"n[.a]), n. pl. [NL., fr. L. lingua tongue.] (Zo["o]l.) An order of wormlike, degraded, parasitic arachnids. They have two pairs of retractile hooks, near the mouth. Called also Pentastomida. Note: The adults of some species inhabit the nostrils and nasal sinuses of dogs and other carnivores. The young, after being swallowed by sheep, rabbits, etc., find their way to the lungs and liver and become encysted. These, when eaten by carnivores, develop into the adult forms.
Pentastomida
Pentastomida Pen`ta*stom"i*da, n. pl. [NL., fr. ? (see Penta-) + ? a mouth.] (Zo["o]l.) Same as Linguatulina.

Meaning of Pentastomid from wikipedia

- point to them being highly-derived crustaceans. About 130 species of pentastomids are known; all are obligate parasites with correspondingly degenerate...
- and feed on their blood or mucus. D. Walossek & K. J. Müller (1994). "Pentastomid parasites from the Lower Palaeozoic of Sweden". Transactions of the Royal...
- Aengapentastomum is a Cambrian genus of pentastomid from the Orsten of Sweden, containing one species, Aengapentastomum andresi. Aengapentastomum is roughly...
- include trematodes (all except schistosomes), cestodes, acanthocephalans, pentastomids, many roundworms, and many protozoa such as Toxoplasma. They have complex...
- Haffnericambria is a Cambrian genus of pentastomid from the Orsten of Sweden, containing one species, H. trolmeniensis. Haffnericambria is roughly 730...
- Boeckelericambria is a Cambrian genus of pentastomid from the Orsten of Sweden, containing one species, Boeckelericambria pelturae. Boeckelericambria...
- extinct genus of Cambrian pentastomids from the Henson Gletscher Formation of Greenland. It is the oldest known pentastomid, being at least 15 million...
- Heymonsicambria is a Cambrian genus of pentastomid from the Orsten of Sweden, containing five species, H. kinnekullensis, H. scandica, H. repetskii, H...
- time, fossils of tardigrades ("water bears") and apparently free-living pentastomids have been found. The Cambrian strata consist of alum shales with limestone...
- Trilobitomorpha A L L L L L L Chelicerata x C P L L L L Ci Crustacea A A Mnd Mx Mx L L L L L Tracheata A x Mnd Mx Mx L L L L     = acron     = segments...