Pthirus
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Pthirus gorillae
Pthius pubis
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 public lice.[4]
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 9780674035409, retrieved 2010-10-01
- ^ Reed, David L. "Pair of lice lost or parasites regained: the evolutionary history of anthropoid primate lice". BioMed Central Ltd. Retrieved 30 September 2010.
- ^ Rapini, Ronald P.; Bolognia, Jean L.; Jorizzo, Joseph L. (2007). Dermatology: 2-Volume Set. St. Louis: Mosby. ISBN 1-4160-2999-0.
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