Pentastomida

Japanese: Pentastomida
Pentastomida

…They live parasitically inside the bodies of reptiles, mammals, and other vertebrates. They are sometimes called Pentastomida because they have a mouth and four holes (depressions) near the front end of their bodies. Their bodies are elongated and worm-like, and are 1 to 45 cm long. …

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Pentastomida" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…爬虫類,哺乳類,その他の脊椎動物の体内に寄生生活する。体の前端近くに口と4個の穴(くぼみ)があるところから五口類Pentastomidaと呼ばれることがある。体は細長い虫状で,長さは1~45cm。…

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