Philopteridae

Reeves, Will K., Durden, Lance A., Ritzi, Christopher M., Beckham, Katy R., Super, Paul E & Oconnor, Barry M., 2007, Ectoparasites and other ectosymbiotic arthropods of vertebrates in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, USA, Zootaxa 1392, pp. 31-68 : 36

publication ID	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.273680
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6243897
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/E5278780-FFE8-FFCC-FF3B-5D83FF5DFDCA
treatment provided by	Plazi (2016-04-04 21:03:41, last updated 2024-11-26 07:37:28)
scientific name	Philopteridae
status

Treatment

Family Philopteridae

All philopterid chewing lice are ectoparasites of birds and some are vectors of filarial nematodes ( Seegar et al.

1976).

References

Seegar, W. S., Sladen, W. J. L. & Trpis, M. (1976) A Mallophaga, Trinoton anserinum, as a cyclodevelopmental vector of a heartworm parasite of waterfowl. Science, 194, 739 - 741.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Arthropoda
Class	Insecta
Order	Phthiraptera
Family	Philopteridae

Specimens