Lepidophthirus
| Lepidophthirus | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Lepidophthirus macrorhini | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Psocodea |
| Infraorder: | Phthiraptera |
| Family: | Echinophthiriidae |
| Genus: | Lepidophthirus Enderlein, 1904 |
| Type species | |
| Lepidophthirus macrorhini Enderlein, 1904[1] | |
Lepidophthirus is a genus of lice which parasitizes southern seals (Monachinae). Two species are currently recognized:[1]
Species
- Lepidophthirus macrorhini Enderlein, 1904 (on southern elephant seals[2])
- Lepidophthirus piriformis Blagoveshtchensky, 1966[3] (on monk seals[2])
References
- 1 2 "Lepidophthirus Enderlein, 1904". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2026-08-17.
- 1 2 María Soledad Leonardi; José E Crespo; Florencia Soto; Claudio R Lazzari (31 December 2021). "How Did Seal Lice Turn into the Only Truly Marine Insects?". Insects. 13 (1): 46. doi:10.3390/insects13010046. PMC 8778168. PMID 35055889.
- ↑ Blagoveshtchensky, D. I. (1966). "New forms of lice (Siphunculata) parasitic on seals and hares". Entomological Review (in Russian). 45: 457–460.