Pentastomida

GPTKB entity

Statements (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:subsidiary
gptkbp:adultColor few millimeters to 14 centimeters
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:pentastomiasis
gptkbp:commonName tongue worms
gptkbp:controversialClassification true
gptkbp:describedBy gptkb:Karl_Asmund_Rudolphi
gptkbp:diagnosedBy microscopy
gptkbp:distribution worldwide
gptkbp:eggColor passed in host secretions
gptkbp:firstDescribed 1793
gptkbp:foragingBehavior blood and tissue fluids
gptkbp:fossil gptkb:Cambrian
gptkbp:habitat respiratory tracts of vertebrates
gptkbp:hasBodyPart pseudo-segmented
gptkbp:hosts birds
mammals
reptiles
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Pentastomida
gptkbp:kingdom gptkb:Animalia
gptkbp:larvalStage infects intermediate hosts
migratory in tissues
gptkbp:lifeCycle musical composition
gptkbp:lifeStage inhabits respiratory tract
gptkbp:morphologicalType flattened, annulated body
gptkbp:mouthSurroundedBy four hooks
gptkbp:notableGenus gptkb:Armillifer
gptkb:Linguatula
gptkb:Porocephalus
gptkb:Reighardia
gptkbp:notableSpecies gptkb:Armillifer_armillatus
gptkb:Linguatula_serrata
gptkb:Porocephalus_crotali
gptkb:Reighardia_sternae
gptkbp:numberOfSpecies over 130
gptkbp:parasitizes true
gptkbp:phylum gptkb:Arthropoda
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:branchiurans
copepods
gptkbp:reproduction sexual
gptkbp:shape vermiform
gptkbp:significance can infect humans
gptkbp:studiedBy veterinarians
medical doctors
parasitologists
gptkbp:studiedIn parasitology
gptkbp:subfamily gptkb:Crustacea
gptkbp:transmission ingestion of eggs
gptkbp:treatment antiparasitic drugs
gptkbp:zoonotic true
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Maxillopoda
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5