''Columbicola'' is a genus of
lice
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 o ...
belonging to the family
Philopteridae
The Philopteridae are a family of Ischnocera, chewing lice mostly parasitic on birds.
The taxonomy and systematics of the group are in need of revision; the Philopteridae are almost certainly paraphyletic.
Genera
Some notable species are also l ...
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The species of this genus are found in Europe, Northern America, Southeastern Asia and Australia.
Species
Species:
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Columbicola adamsi
''Columbicola'' is a genus of lice belonging to the family Philopteridae.
The species of this genus are found in Europe, Northern America, Southeastern Asia and Australia.
Species
Species:
*'' Columbicola adamsi''
*'' Columbicola altamimiae ...
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Columbicola altamimiae''
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Columbicola asukae''
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Columbicola extinctus
''Columbicola extinctus'', also known as the passenger pigeon chewing louse, is an extant species of phtilopterid louse that was once believed to have been extinct with its only known host, the passenger pigeon, prior to its rediscovery living ...
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References
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Lice