Armillifer armillatus

Armillifer armillatus
A 4 cm specimen from the respiratory tract of Python sebae
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Crustacea
Class: Maxillopoda
Subclass: Pentastomida
Family: Porocephalidae
Genus: Armillifer
Species: A. armillatus
Binomial name
Armillifer armillatus
(Wyman, 1848)

Armillifer armillatus is a species of Armillifer[1] that can cause porocephalosis in humans.[2]

References

  1. Chen SH, Liu Q, Zhang YN et al. (2010). "Multi-host model-based identification of Armillifer agkistrodontis (Pentastomida), a new zoonotic parasite from China". PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases 4 (4): e647. doi:10.1371/journal.pntd.0000647. PMC 2850311. PMID 20386597.
  2. Mapp EM, Pollack HM, Goldman LH (May 1976). "Roentgen diagnosis of Armillifer armillatus infestation (porocephalosis) in man". Journal of the National Medical Association 68 (3): 198–200, 191. PMC 2609651. PMID 933188.