Tongue worms –
Pentastomida
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Observations in Finland
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Species card
Checklist
FinBIF master checklist
Scientific name
Pentastomida
Vernacular names
- matoäyriäiset (Finnish)
- tungmaskar (Swedish)
- Tongue worms (English)
Identifier
http://tun.fi/MX.70251
Taxon rank
Occurrence in Finland
Expert
- Risto Väinölä
Informal groups
- Crustaceans
- Madot
- Parasitic worms
Taxon information in machine-readable form
Number of Finnish species at lower taxonomic levels
Subordinate taxa