Redescription of Antarctophthirus lobodontis (Anoplura: Echinophthiriidae) from the crabeater seal and identification key for Antarctic lice.

• Published in: Polar Biology
• Main Authors: Leonardi, María Soledad, Bobinac, Magalí Andrea, Negrete, Javier
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Springer
• Subjects: ANTARTIDA; ANTARCTOPHTHIRUS; SUCKING LICE; TAXONOMIC REVISION; https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6; https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1; Antarctic; The Antarctic; Antarctic Peninsula; Argentino; Argentina; Cierva; Danco; Danco Coast; Cierva Cove; Antarc*; Crabeater Seal; Crabeater Seals; Instituto Antártico Argentino; Polar Biology
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11336/46019

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...