''Antarctophthirus'' is a genus of
lices
Louse ( : lice) is the common name for any member of the clade Phthiraptera, which contains nearly 5,000 species of wingless parasitic insects. Phthiraptera has variously been recognized as an order, infraorder, or a parvorder, as a result ...
belonging to the family
Echinophthiriidae
Echinophthiriidae is a family of lice in the suborder Anoplura, the sucking lice. This family of lice are parasites of seals and the river otter, and are the only insects that infest aquatic hosts.Leonardi, M. S., et al. (2012)Scanning electr ...
.
The species of this genus are found in arctic regions.
Species:
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Antarctophthirus callorhini''
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Antarctophthirus carlinii
''Antarctophthirus'' is a genus of lices belonging to the family Echinophthiriidae.
The species of this genus are found in arctic regions.
Species:
*'' Antarctophthirus callorhini''
*'' Antarctophthirus carlinii''
*'' Antarctophthirus lobod ...
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Antarctophthirus lobodontis''
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Antarctophthirus mawsoni''
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Antarctophthirus microchir''
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Antarctophthirus ogmorhini''
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Antarctophthirus trichechi''
References
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Lice