''Linguatula'' is a genus of

crustacean Crustaceans (from Latin meaning: "those with shells" or "crusted ones") are invertebrate animals that constitute one group of arthropods that are traditionally a part of the subphylum Crustacea (), a large, diverse group of mainly aquatic arthrop ...

s belonging to the family

Linguatulidae Linguatulidae is a family of crustacean Crustaceans (from Latin meaning: "those with shells" or "crusted ones") are invertebrate animals that constitute one group of arthropods that are traditionally a part of the subphylum Crustacea (), a larg ...

. The genus has a

cosmopolitan distribution In biogeography, a cosmopolitan distribution is the range of a taxon that extends across most or all of the surface of the Earth, in appropriate habitats; most cosmopolitan species are known to be highly adaptable to a range of climatic and en ...

Species

There are four species recognised in the genus ''Linguatula'': *'' Linguatula arctica'' *'' Linguatula multiannulata'' *'' Linguatula recurvata'' *''

Linguatula serrata ''Linguatula serrata'' is a species of cosmopolitan zoonotic parasite, belonging to the tongueworm order Pentastomida. They are wormlike parasites of the respiratory systems of vertebrates. They live in the nasopharyngeal region of mammals. Cats ...

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q15632358 Crustacean genera Taxa named by Josef Aloys Frölich