Cephalobaena
Genus of crustaceans
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Cephalobaena is a genus of crustaceans in the subclass Pentastomida. It has only one species, Cephalobaena tetrapoda, found in South America parasitizing snakes such as Lygophis lineatus and Crotalus durissus.[1][2][3]
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| Cephalobaena tetrapoda | |
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| Illustration of Cephalobaena tetrapoda. Ventral view (a) and right lateral view, with the anterior right parapodium extended (b) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Ichthyostraca |
| Subclass: | Pentastomida |
| Order: | Cephalobaenida Heymons, 1935 |
| Family: | Cephalobaenidae Heymons, 1922 |
| Genus: | Cephalobaena Heymons, 1922 |
| Species: | C. tetrapoda |
| Binomial name | |
| Cephalobaena tetrapoda Heymons, 1922 | |
