tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6094038346173044955.post3805589987042486157..comments2024-03-27T19:39:11.723-04:00Comments on Parasite of the Day: August 29 - Linguatula taenioidesSusan Perkinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05944116263349266952noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6094038346173044955.post-87683492484819449592010-08-30T07:00:36.021-04:002010-08-30T07:00:36.021-04:00Right. Where pentastomids fit in the the tree of ...Right. Where pentastomids fit in the the tree of life has long been controversial. A recent paper (see http://pdfserve.informaworld.com/834248__920088485.pdf), puts them with brachiuran crustaceans, but does not recover Crustacea as a monophyletic group. I don't think we've heard the last on this issue, though.Susan Perkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05944116263349266952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6094038346173044955.post-70328288846103944052010-08-30T01:43:13.161-04:002010-08-30T01:43:13.161-04:00I've read that these guys are more recently co...I've read that these guys are more recently considered crustaceans, which is extra peculiar.Scythemantishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03267262353710963137noreply@blogger.com