Queen parasites were a caste of bluegill parasites. They physically resembled soldier parasites a great deal and could take hosts in much the same way but have several differential features. The queens were the mothers and leaders of other parasites. Each queen is born gestational with a finite number of offspring implanted - at least 50 soldier parasites, but were otherwise incapable of continuous reproduction. They themselves were the offspring of, and answered to, a parasite Spawnmother.