Nesiotinus

<i>Nesiotinus</i>

Nesiotinus

Genus of lice

Nesiotinus is a genus of lice belonging to the family Philopteridae.[1] The genus was first described in 1903 by Vernon Lyman Kellogg,[2][3] and the type species is Nesiotinus demersus.[2]

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The species of this genus are found infesting King Penguins.[4]

Species

Species:[1]

  • Nesiotinus demersus Kellogg, 1903
  • Nesiotinus kerguelensis Mey, 2010

References

  1. [1]
    "Nesiotinus Kellog, 1903". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 19 October 2022.
  2. [2]
    "Australian Faunal Directory: Nesiotinus". biodiversity.org.au. Retrieved 19 October 2022.
  3. [3]
    VERNON L. KELLOGG (July 1903). "TWO NEW GENERA OF MALLOPHAGA". The Biological Bulletin. 5 (2): 85-91 [89]. doi:10.2307/1535514. ISSN 0006-3185. JSTOR 1535514. Wikidata Q99668499.
  4. [4]
    "Australian Faunal Directory: Host taxa for Nesiotinus Kellogg, 1903". biodiversity.org.au. Retrieved 19 October 2022.
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