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Ricinus marginatus (Children, 1836)

piojo, louse

ectoparasite

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Animalia

Phylum
Arthropoda

Class
Insecta

Order
Psocodea

Suborder
Troctomorpha

Family
Ricinidae

Genus
Ricinus

Species
marginatus

Taxon category: Accepted

Syn.: Ricinus angulatus, fide Smith (ed.) (2012); Liotheum (Physostomum) marginatum (Children, 1836); Physostomum angulatum (Kellogg, 1896)

References

  • Linsley, E.G. (1977) Insects of the Galápagos (Supplement). Occassional Papers of the Califoria Academy of Sciences 125: 1-50.
  • Palma, R.L. Peck, S.B. (2013) An annotated checklist of parasitic lice (Insecta: Phthiraptera) from the Galápagos Islands Zootaxa 3627 (1): 001–087
  • Smith, V. (ed.) (2012) Phthiraptera.info. Website published by the International Society of Phthirapterists. http://phthiraptera.info/

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"Galapagos Species Database, Ricinus marginatus", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=13791. Accessed 4 November 2026.