Reighardia sternae explained

Reighardia sternae, also known as the larid pentastome,^[1] is a small internal parasitic crustacean. It is the only Pentastomida species to use gulls and terns as hosts, living in the body cavity and air sacs.^[2]

Notes and References

1. Gary Poore . 2013 . Reighardia sternae (Diesing, 1864) . 128544 . 13 May 2013.
2. Riley . J. . 1973 . A redescription of Reighardia sternae Diesing 1864 (Pentastomida: Cephalobaenida) with some observations on the glandular systems of pentastomids . . 76 . 3 . 243–259 . 10.1007/BF00298624. 30377029 .