(Pentastomida), a New Zoonotic Parasite from China

Pentastomiasis is a rare parasitic infection of humans. Pentastomids are dioecious obligate parasites requiring multiple hosts to complete their lifecycle. Despite their worm-like appearance, they are commonly placed into a separate sub-class of the subphylum Crustacea, phylum Arthropoda. However, their systematic position is not uncontested and historically, they have been considered as a separate phylum.. has been established. Morphologic and genetic analyses supported the notion that pentastomids should be placed into the phylum Arthropoda