Armillifer

Armillifer

(ar-mil'i-fer), A genus of Pentastomida (order Porocephalida, family Porocephalidae); adults of these wormlike parasites are found in the lungs of reptiles and the young in many mammals, including humans. [O. Fr. armille, fr. L. armilla, a bracelet]

Armillifer

(ar″mil′ĭ-fĕr) [L. armillifer, bracelet-wearing] A genus of bloodsucking, endoparasitic arthropods. The natural hosts are reptiles; humans are accidental hosts.

Armillifer moniliformis

A species whose larvae are parasitic in human beings in the Philippines and China.