Echinophthiriidae
Also known as: Seal lice, sällöss, Колючие вши, カイジュウジラミ科
Classification
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Arthropoda |
| Class | Insecta |
| Order | Psocodea |
| Family | Echinophthiriidae |
| Published in | Enderlein, G. (1904) Lause-Studien. Uber die Morphologie, Klassifikation und systematische Stellung der Anopluren, nebst Bemerkungen zur Systematik der Insekten-ordnungen. Zoologischer Anzeiger, 28, 121–147. |
| Habitat | TERRESTRIAL |
| Genera | 5 |
| Species records held | 13 |
| Descendant taxa (GBIF) | 19 |
| GBIF key | 7926 |
Genera in Echinophthiriidae
- Antarctophthirus — 7 species: Antarctophthirus callorhini, Antarctophthirus carlinii, Antarctophthirus lobodontis, Antarctophthirus mawsoni, Antarctophthirus microchir, Antarctophthirus ogmorhini, Antarctophthirus trichechi
- Lepidophthirus — 2 species: Lepidophthirus macrorhini, Lepidophthirus piriformis
- Proechinophthirus — 2 species: Proechinophthirus fluctus, Proechinophthirus zumpti
- Echinophthirius — 1 species: Echinophthirius horridus
- Latagophthirus — 1 species: Latagophthirus rauschi
Source and Attribution
Taxonomic rank data on this page is drawn from the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy, doi.org/10.15468/39omei, GBIF Secretariat, licensed CC BY 4.0. Member-species counts are counts of records held in the Sanctum species index, not a claim of completeness for the family.