''Armillifer'' is a genus of
tongue worms
The Pentastomida are an enigmatic group of parasitic arthropods commonly known as tongue worms due to the resemblance of the species of the genus ''Linguatula'' to a vertebrate tongue; molecular studies point to them being degenerate crustaceans ...
in the subclass
Pentastomida
The Pentastomida are an enigmatic group of parasitic arthropods commonly known as tongue worms due to the resemblance of the species of the genus ''Linguatula'' to a vertebrate tongue; molecular studies point to them being degenerate crustaceans. ...
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It contains the following species:
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Armillifer aborealis''
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Armillifer agkistrodontis''
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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 ...
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Armillifer australis''
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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 ...
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Armillifer mazzai''
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Armillifer moniliformis''
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Armillifer yoshidai''
References
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