Armillifer
| Armillifer | |
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| Armillifer armillatus from the respiratory tract of Python sebae | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| 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]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]
References
[edit]- ^ R. Heymons (1935). "Pentastomida". In H. G. Bronns (ed.). Klassen und Ordnungen des Tierreichs. Fünfter Band. IV Abteilung, 1. Buch. Leipzig: Akademische Verlagsgesellschaft m.b.H. pp. 1–268 pp.
- ^ J. T. Self (1969). "Biological relationships of the Pentastomida: a bibliography on the Pentastomida". Experimental Parasitology. 24 (1): 63–119. doi:10.1016/0014-4894(69)90222-7. PMID 4887218.
- ^ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Armillifer Sambon, 1922". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2022-12-11.
- ^ Ioannou, Petros; Vamvoukaki, Rodanthi (2019). "Armillifer Infections in Humans: A Systematic Review". Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease. 4 (2): 80. doi:10.3390/tropicalmed4020080. ISSN 2414-6366. PMC 6631905. PMID 31100831.
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