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The crustacea are a large group of arthropods but are usually treated as a subphylum. The majority of crustaceans are aquatic but some have adapted to terrestrial life.

The crustacea are a large group of arthropods but are usually treated as a subphylum. The majority of crustaceans are aquatic but some have adapted to terrestrial life.

There are only two species of parasitic crustacea of veterinary importance, the tongue worm ''Linguatula serrata'' and sealice ''Lepeophtheirus and Caligus'' spp.

There are only two species of parasitic crustacea of veterinary importance, the tongue worm ''Linguatula serrata'' and sealice ''Lepeophtheirus and Caligus spp.''

 

==''Linguatula serrata''==

==''Linguatula serrata''==

[[Image:Linguatula taenioides.jpg|right|thumb|150px|Copyright Cooper Curtice (Washington, Government Printing Office, 1890) Wikimedia Commons]]

[[Image:Linguatula taenioides.jpg|right|thumb|150px|Copyright Cooper Curtice (Washington, Government Printing Office, 1890) Wikimedia Commons]]

*Also known as the 'tongue worm'

*Also known as the tongue worm

 

'''Recognition'''

'''Recognition'''

*Adults are over 10cm in length

*Adults are over 10cm in length

**Females measure betwen 30-130mm in length

**Females measure between 30-130mm in length

**Males measure up to 20mm in length

**Males measure up to 20mm in length

*Transversely striated

*Transversely striated

'''Life Cycle'''

 

*6 month life cycle

'''Life cycle'''

*Life cycle takes '''6 months'''

*Adults inhabit the [[Nasal cavity - Anatomy & Physiology|nasal passages]] of dogs and sometimes cats  

*Adults inhabit the [[Nasal cavity - Anatomy & Physiology|nasal passages]] of dogs and sometimes cats