Linguatuloidea
Superfamily of tongue worms
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Linguatuloidea is a superfamily of tongue worms in the order Porocephalida.[1] It is the adelphotaxon of Porocephaloidea.[1] At least one species within this superfamily, Subtriquetra subtriquetra, has a free-living larval stage.[2]
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| Various SEM micrographs of Subtriquetra species | |
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| Adult female Linguatula serrata | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Ichthyostraca |
| Order: | Porocephalida |
| Superfamily: | Linguatuloidea Haldeman, 1851[1] |
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