PENTASTOMA TAENIOIDES
\pˌɛntɐstˈə͡ʊmə tˈiːnɪˌɔ͡ɪdz], \pˌɛntɐstˈəʊmə tˈiːnɪˌɔɪdz], \p_ˌɛ_n_t_ɐ_s_t_ˈəʊ_m_ə t_ˈiː_n_ɪ__ˌɔɪ_d_z]\
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Also of a separate variety; of Rudolphi, the Pentastoma taenioides. It is found encysted in the ox and some other animals and sometimes invades the human body.
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A species the male of which is 18 to 20 mm. long and 3 mm. wide. The head is truncated and the mouth broad, with a horny lip. It is found in man in the larval condition and sometimes, though rarely, in the adult form. It infests the lung, liver, spleen, and intestinal wall. In the mature stage it inhabits the nostrils and frontal sinuses of the dog and the wolf. [Gr.]
By Smith Ely Jelliffe
