Armillifer
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| Armillifer | |
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| File:Armillifer armillatus.jpg | |
| Armillifer armillatus from the respiratory tract of Python sebae | |
| Scientific classification Edit this classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Ichthyostraca |
| Order: | Porocephalida |
| Family: | Porocephalidae |
| Subfamily: | Armilliferinae |
| Genus: | Armillifer Sambon, 1922 |
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Armillifer is a genus of tongue worms in the subclass Pentastomida.[1][2] It contains the following species:[3]
- Armillifer aborealis Riley & Self, 1981
- Armillifer agkistrodontis Self & Kuntz, 1966
- Armillifer armillatus (Wyman, 1845)
- Armillifer australis Heymons, 1935
- Armillifer grandis (Hett, 1915)
- Armillifer mazzai (Sambon, 1922)
- Armillifer moniliformis (Diesing, 1836)
- Armillifer yoshidai Kishida, 1928
Interactions with humans
[edit | edit source]Obligate parasites, Armillifer worms had been linked to human disease as early as 1847, although infections are rare and are caused by human consumption of undercooked meat of a host. The majority of infections are caused by the tropical African species Armillifer armillatus. Only 45% of patients in one study experienced symptoms from the infection. Unfortunately, 67% of patients with worm infections in their eyes were driven permanently blind by the parasite.[4]
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