Porocephalida

Porocephalida
Armillifer grandis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Ichthyostraca
Subclass: Pentastomida
Order: Porocephalida
Heymons, 1935
Superfamilies
Synonyms
  • Porocephaliformis Motta, 1963

Porocephalida is an order of tongue worms. Some species in this order, such as Armillifer grandis, have been found in vipers, with some found in vipers from bushmeat markets. At least one species within this order, Subtriquetra subtriquetra, has a free-living larval stage.