Armillifer Mazzai
''Armillifer'' is a genus of tongue worms in the subclass Pentastomida. It contains the following species: *''Armillifer aborealis'' *''Armillifer agkistrodontis'' *''Armillifer armillatus'' *''Armillifer australis'' *''Armillifer grandis ''Armillifer grandis'' is a species of tongue worm in the subclass Pentastomida found in tropical Central and West Africa. Its typical definitive hosts are viperid snakes (such as ''Bitis gabonica, Bitis nasicornis'', and ''Cerastes cerastes ...'' *'' Armillifer mazzai'' *'' Armillifer moniliformis'' *'' Armillifer yoshidai'' References {{Crustacean-stub Crustaceans ...
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Armillifer Armillatus
''Armillifer armillatus'' is a species of tongue worm in the subclass Pentastomida occurring in tropical Africa. Its typical definitive hosts are pythons, such as the African rock python The Central African rock python (''Python sebae'') is a species of large constrictor snake in the family Pythonidae. The species is native to sub-Saharan Africa. It is one of 11 living species in the genus ''Python''. Africa's largest snake ..., while rodents are presumed to act as intermediate hosts. Humans may become accidentally infected by the eggs particularly if consuming (or otherwise contacting) infected snakes. Ingested eggs develop into nymphs that invade different visceral organs causing a disease called porocephalosis. Humans have been infected by eating undercooked snake meat or through direct contact. Most human infections are asymptomatic, some are debilitating, or rarely even lethal. Diagnoses of infection has usually been done by accident, and almost all patients did ...
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