Porocephalus

Porocephalus

(pō'rō-sef'ă-lŭs), A genus of tongue worms of the family Porocephalidae, of which the adult worms or larvae cause porocephaliasis in a number of animal species, including humans. [G. poros, pore, + kephalē, head]

Porocephalus

(po?ro-sef'a-lus) a genus of helminthoid arthropods. The species parasitic in humans have been assigned to other genera. See: Armillifer