Highly rearranged mitochondrial genome in Falcolipeurus lice (Phthiraptera: Philopteridae) from endangered eagles [PDF]
Parasites & Vectors, 2021 Background Fragmented mitochondrial (mt) genomes and extensive mt gene rearrangements have been frequently reported from parasitic lice (Insecta: Phthiraptera).
Yu Nie +6 more
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Drastic variation in mitochondrial genome organization between two congeneric species of bird lice (Philopteridae: Ibidoecus) [PDF]
BMC GenomicsThe over 4,100 species of bird lice are classified into 214 genera in the parvorders Amblycera and Ischnocera. Congeneric species of bird lice usually share much similarity in morphology and in mitochondrial (mt) genome organization.
Mei-Ling Cao +8 more
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First record of Lipeurus caponis (Psocodea: Ischnocera: Philopteridae) parasitizing domestic chickens (Gallus gallus domesticus) in Brazilian Amazon [PDF]
Revista Brasileira de Parasitologia VeterináriaLice are obligatory ectoparasites of birds and mammals, possessing mouthparts adapted for feeding on the blood and/or keratinized tissue of their hosts. Recording parasites that may cause economic and sanitary losses in the country's poultry industry is ...
José Vicente Ferreira Neto +4 more
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A critically co-endangered feather louse Forficuloecus pezopori n. sp. (Phthiraptera: Philopteridae) detected through conservation intervention for the western ground parrot Pezoporus flaviventris (Psittaculidae) [PDF]
International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and WildlifeForficuloecus pezopori Martin, Keatley & Ash n. sp. from the western ground parrot Pezoporus flaviventris North, 1911 (Psittaculidae) is proposed based on combined evidence from morphology and COI mitochondrial DNA.
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Detailed morphological structure and phylogenetic relationships of Degeeriella punctifer (Phthiraptera: Philopteridae), a parasite of the bearded vulture Gypaetus barbatus (Accipitriformes: Accipitridae) [PDF]
Scientific Reports, 2023 Habitat loss is one of the main threats to species survival and, in the case of parasites, it is their hosts that provide their habitat. Therefore, extinction even at local scale of host taxa also implies the extinction of their parasites in a process ...
Jesús M. Pérez +5 more
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European Journal of Taxonomy, 2022 We describe and illustrate eight new species of chewing lice in the genus Philopterus Nitzsch, 1818, parasitic on hosts in the bird families Cardinalidae, Chloropseidae, Hirundinidae, Icteridae, Motacillidae, Paridae, and Vangidae from China, Peru, South
Daniel R. Gustafsson +3 more
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Two new species of chewing lice in the genus Melinirmus (Phthiraptera, Ischnocera, Philopteridae) from Australian honeyeaters (Passeriformes, Meliphagidae) [PDF]
Travaux du Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle “Grigore Antipa”Two new species of the genus Melinirmus Mey, 2017, are described from Australian honeyeaters (Meliphagidae). These are: Melinirmus coromandelica n. sp. ex Ptilotula penicillatus penicillatus (Gould, 1837) and Melinirmus palmai n. sp.
Daniel R. Gustafsson, Sarah E. Bush
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Notes on Some of Osborn's Mallophaga Types and the Description of a New Genus, Rotundiceps (Philopteridae) [PDF]
Psyche: A Journal of Entomology, 1952 Psyche: A Journal of Entomology, Volume 59, Issue 1, Page 26-30, 1952.
Robert L. Edwards
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Mitochondrial genomes of Columbicola feather lice are highly fragmented, indicating repeated evolution of minicircle-type genomes in parasitic lice [PDF]
PeerJ, 2020 Most animals have a conserved mitochondrial genome structure composed of a single chromosome. However, some organisms have their mitochondrial genes separated on several smaller circular or linear chromosomes.
Andrew D. Sweet +2 more
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Patterns of host-parasite associations in tropical lice and their passerine hosts in Cameroon. [PDF]
Ecol Evol, 2020 Associations of lice and their avian hosts in the tropical rainforests of Cameroon are predominantly shaped by host switching. Despite the general incongruence between parasite and host phylogenies, the significant correlation between host and parasite phylogenetic distances suggests the prevalence of host switching to closely related hosts.
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