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Saemundssonia haematopi Linnaeus, 1758

piojo, louse

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Animalia

Phylum
Arthropoda

Class
Insecta

Order
Psocodea

Suborder
Troctomorpha

Family
Philopteridae

Genus
Saemundssonia

Species
haematopi

Taxon category: Accepted

Acc. name: Pediculus haematopi (Linnaeus, 1758); Docophorus acanthus (Giebel, 1874); Philopterus acanthus (Giebel, 1874); Cummings 1916; Hastaephorus acanthus (Giebel, 1874); Kéler 1936; Saemundssonia acantha (Giebel, 1874); Hopkins & Clay 1952

References

  • Palma, R.L. Peck, S.B. (2013) An annotated checklist of parasitic lice (Insecta: Phthiraptera) from the Galápagos Islands Zootaxa 3627 (1): 001–087

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"Galapagos Species Database, Saemundssonia haematopi", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=17574. Accessed 3 November 2026.