A SEM study of the reindeer sinus worm (<em>Linguatula arctica</em>)

Pentastomids are a group of peculiar parasitic arthropods, often referred to as tongue worms due to the resemblance of some species to a tongue. Linguatula arctica is the sinus worm of the reindeer (Rangifer tarandus), being the only pentastomid to have a direct life cycle and an ungulate as a defi...

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Main Authors: Sven Nikander, Seppo Saari
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Septentrio Academic Publishing 2009-01-01
Series:Rangifer
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Online Access:https://septentrio.uit.no/index.php/rangifer/article/view/197