Pthirus
| Pthirus | |
|---|---|
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| Pthirus gorillae | |
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| Pthirus pubis | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Phthiraptera |
| Family: | Pthiridae Leach, 1817 |
| Genus: | Pthirus Leach, 1817[1] |
Pthirus is a genus of lice. There are only two extant species.[2] Pthirus gorillae infests gorillas,[3] and Pthirus pubis afflicts humans, and is commonly known as the crab louse or pubic louse.[4] The two species diverged some 3.3 million years ago.[5]
References
- ↑ Edinburgh Encyclopaedia 9: 77.
- ↑ May R. Berenbaum (2009). The earwig's tail: a modern bestiary of multi-legged legends. Harvard University Press. p. 27. ISBN 978-0-674-03540-9.
- ↑ David L. Reed, Jessica E. Light, Julie M. Allen & Jeremy J. Kirchman (2007). "Pair of lice lost or parasites regained: the evolutionary history of anthropoid primate lice". BMC Biology. 5: 7. doi:10.1186/1741-7007-5-7. PMC 1828715
. PMID 17343749. - ↑ Ronald P. Rapini, Jean L. Bolognia & Joseph L. Jorizzo (2007). Dermatology. St. Louis, Missouri: Mosby. ISBN 1-4160-2999-0.
- ↑ Weiss RA (2009). "Apes, lice and prehistory". J. Biol. 8: 20. doi:10.1186/jbiol114. PMC 2687769. PMID 19232074.
External links
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