Redescription of <i>Antarctophthirus lobodontis</i> (Anoplura: Echinophthiriidae) from the crabeater seal and identification key for Antarctic lice

The Anoplura (Phthiraptera) is composed of lice parasitizing mainly terrestrial mammals, but a few members have been able to adapt to the marine environment. The latter are included in the family Echinophthiriidae, a particular group infecting pinnipeds worldwide. They also are of the few insects th...

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Autores principales: Leonardi, María Soledad, Bobinac, Magalí Andrea, Negrete, Javier
Formato: Articulo
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: 2016
Materias:
Ciencias Naturales
Antarctica
Antarctophthirus
Sucking lice
Taxonomic revision
Acceso en línea:http://sedici.unlp.edu.ar/handle/10915/134690
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SEDICI (UNLP) de Universidad Nacional de La Plata
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topic Ciencias Naturales
Antarctica
Antarctophthirus
Sucking lice
Taxonomic revision
spellingShingle Ciencias Naturales
Antarctica
Antarctophthirus
Sucking lice
Taxonomic revision
Leonardi, María Soledad
Bobinac, Magalí Andrea
Negrete, Javier
Redescription of <i>Antarctophthirus lobodontis</i> (Anoplura: Echinophthiriidae) from the crabeater seal and identification key for Antarctic lice
topic_facet Ciencias Naturales
Antarctica
Antarctophthirus
Sucking lice
Taxonomic revision
description The Anoplura (Phthiraptera) is composed of lice parasitizing mainly terrestrial mammals, but a few members have been able to adapt to the marine environment. The latter are included in the family Echinophthiriidae, a particular group infecting pinnipeds worldwide. They also are of the few insects that managed to survive in the ocean. The study of Antarctic echinophthiriids flourished in the 1960s, but in the last 50 years, no advance has been made. Revision of Antarctic echinophthiriids is part of ongoing research on the systematics, phylogeny and ecology of these lice. During the summer season of 2014, we had the opportunity to collect lice from crabeater seals captured at Cierva Cove in the northern sector of the Danco Coast, Antarctic Peninsula. Since its original description was incomplete and the holotypes were lost, here we redescribe <i>Antarctophthirus lobodontis</i> based on these specimens. The present material can be distinguished from other Antarctic <i>Antarctophthirus</i> species by the presence of four marginal long hairs and in the basis of the head a line of eight spines and three hairs above the last row of four spines. Also in the present work, we provide a key to the identification of the Antarctic species of Echinophthiriidae based on morphological characteristics.
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Articulo
author Leonardi, María Soledad
Bobinac, Magalí Andrea
Negrete, Javier
author_facet Leonardi, María Soledad
Bobinac, Magalí Andrea
Negrete, Javier
author_sort Leonardi, María Soledad
title Redescription of <i>Antarctophthirus lobodontis</i> (Anoplura: Echinophthiriidae) from the crabeater seal and identification key for Antarctic lice
title_short Redescription of <i>Antarctophthirus lobodontis</i> (Anoplura: Echinophthiriidae) from the crabeater seal and identification key for Antarctic lice
title_full Redescription of <i>Antarctophthirus lobodontis</i> (Anoplura: Echinophthiriidae) from the crabeater seal and identification key for Antarctic lice
title_fullStr Redescription of <i>Antarctophthirus lobodontis</i> (Anoplura: Echinophthiriidae) from the crabeater seal and identification key for Antarctic lice
title_full_unstemmed Redescription of <i>Antarctophthirus lobodontis</i> (Anoplura: Echinophthiriidae) from the crabeater seal and identification key for Antarctic lice
title_sort redescription of <i>antarctophthirus lobodontis</i> (anoplura: echinophthiriidae) from the crabeater seal and identification key for antarctic lice
publishDate 2016
url http://sedici.unlp.edu.ar/handle/10915/134690
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