Genus of lice
Pedicinus genus of sucking louse , the only genus in the family Pedicinidae .[ 2] Old World monkeys and apes of different kinds.[ 3] [ 4] Pedicinus , along with its sister genus Pthirus , are believed to have diverged from their common ancestor approximately 22.5-2.5 million years ago .[ 5]
Pedicinus has been studied on a genetic level by researchers looking for insight into the evolutionary history of their primate hosts.[ 6]
Species
Pedicinus albidus Rudow , 1869Pedicinus ancoratus Pedicinus badii Pedicinus cercocebi Pedicinus colobi Fahrenholz , 1917Pedicinus cynopitheci Pedicinus eurygaster Burmeister , 1838Pedicinus ferrisi Pedicinus hamadryas Mjöberg , 1910Pedicinus miopitheci Pedicinus obtusus Pedicinus patas Pedicinus pictus Pedicinus veri
Species data retrieved from Integrated Taxonomic Information System .[ 1]
References
^ a b "Pedicinus " . Integrated Taxonomic Information System .^ Botzler, Richard G.; Brown, Richard N. (2014-08-12). Foundations of Wildlife Diseases ISBN 9780520276093 ^ Gosling, Peter J. (2005-06-24). Dictionary of Parasitology ISBN 9781420019629 ^ Taylor, M. A.; Coop, R. L.; Wall, Richard L. (2015-12-03). Veterinary Parasitology ISBN 9781119073697 ^ David L. Reed; Vincent S. Smith; Shaless L. Hammond; Alan R. Rogers; Dale H. Clayton (2004). "Genetic analysis of lice supports direct contact between modern and archaic humans" . PLOS Biology 2 (11): e340. doi :10.1371/journal.pbio.0020340 PMC 521174 PMID 15502871 . ^ Scholl, Katlyn; Allen, Julie M.; Leendertz, Fabian H.; Chapman, Colin A.; Reed, David L. (October 2012). "Variable microsatellite loci for population genetic analysis of Old World monkey lice (Pedicinus sp.)". The Journal of Parasitology . 98 (5): 930–937. doi :10.1645/GE-3060.1 . ISSN 1937-2345 . PMID 22509906 . S2CID 25436418 .
