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Saemundssonia
Sign in to saveSaemundssonia is a genus of chewing lice belonging to the family Philopteridae. These lice are parasitic on aquatic birds, especially on members of the order Charadriiformes, but also on Anseriformes, Gruiformes, Pelecaniformes and Procellariiformes. Members of this genus have a broad triangular head bearing a frontal plate with a dark backwards-pointing projection.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumArthropoda
- ClassInsecta
- OrderPsocodea
- FamilyPhilopteridae
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 549
- With media
- 533
- Family
- Philopteridae
- Collections
- INHS, NHMUK, UWM
- Recorded in
- United States, France, Sweden, Ireland, Iceland, United Kingdom
Wikidata facts
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- Parent taxon
- Philopteridae
- Image
- MA I291113 TePapa Saemundssonia-creagrusa full.jpg
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Saemundssonia is a genus of chewing lice belonging to the family Philopteridae. These lice are parasitic on aquatic birds, especially on members of the order Charadriiformes, but also on Anseriformes, Gruiformes, Pelecaniformes and Procellariiformes. Members of this genus have a broad triangular head bearing a frontal plate with a dark backwards-pointing projection.
==Species== Species include: S. acutipecta S. boschi S. calva S. celidoxa S. fraterculae S. grylle S. insolita S. laticaudata S. merguli S. montereyi S. wumisuzume
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