Thomas G, Stender-Seidel S, Böckeler W
Zoologisches Institut, Arbeitsgruppe Parasitologie, Kiel, Germany.
Parasitol Res. 1999 Apr;85(4):280-3. doi: 10.1007/s004360050548.
The ontogenetic development of the cephalobaenids Reighardia sternae and Raillietiella sp. was compared and considerable differences with regard to stage size, development terms, habitat preference, and feeding behavior were found. On the basis of these differences we present a new interpretation of the life cycle of R. sternae, considering this species as an obligatory one-host parasite that has shifted its intermediate host phase into the egg. Therefore, the hatching stage directly infects the respiratory system of the definitive host, which is unique among pentastomids.
对头带科的胸骨瑞氏虫（Reighardia sternae）和瑞氏绦虫属（Raillietiella sp.）的个体发育进行了比较，发现它们在阶段大小、发育期限、栖息地偏好和摄食行为方面存在显著差异。基于这些差异，我们对头带胸骨虫的生命周期提出了一种新的解释，认为该物种是一种专性单宿主寄生虫，它已将中间宿主阶段转移到卵中。因此，孵化阶段直接感染终末宿主的呼吸系统，这在舌形虫中是独一无二的。
