Species Antarctophthirus microchir (Trouessart & Neumann, 1888)
- Echinophthirius microchir Trouessart, E.L. & Neumann, L.G. 1888. Le pou de l'Otarie. Naturalist. London 10: 80-81 [80].
Type data:
Status unknown, 'Aukland Island' presumably Auckland Is., NZ.Type host:
Phocarctos hookeri (Gray, 1844)
Distribution
States
South Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Dangerous Reef, SA (M.D. Murray pers. comm.), also Antarctica and Northern Pacific waters from Calfornia to Arctic Circle (Durden, L.A. & Musser, G.G. 1994. The sucking lice (Insecta, Anoplura) of the world: a taxonomic checklist with records of mammalian hosts and geographical distributions. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 218: 1–90).
IBRA
SA: Eyre Yorke Block (EYB), Flinders Lofty Block (FLB), Gawler (GAW), Kanmantoo (KAN)
Distribution References
Ecological Descriptors
Ectoparasitic (host(s): Neophoca cinerea (Péron, 1816) [OTARIIDAE] Australian Sea-lion), sanguinivore.
General References
Durden, L.A. & Musser, G.G. 1994. The sucking lice (Insecta, Anoplura) of the world: a taxonomic checklist with records of mammalian hosts and geographical distributions. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 218: 1-90 (synonymy)
Leonardi, M.S. & Palma, R.L. 2013. Review of the systematics, biology and ecology of lice from pinnipeds and river otters (Insecta: Phthiraptera: Anoplura: Echinophthiriidae). Zootaxa 3630(3): 445–466
Murray, M.D. 1976. Insect parasites of marine birds and mammals. pp. 79-96 in Cheng, L. (ed.). Marine Insects. Amsterdam : North-Holland Publishing Co. (biology of Anoplura of seals)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15-Sep-2023 | Phthiraptera | 15-Sep-2023 | MODIFIED | Dr Alice Wells (ABRS) |
| 28-Sep-2022 | Phthiraptera | 26-Jul-2023 | MODIFIED | |
| 19-Jul-2012 | 15-Sep-2023 | MODIFIED | ||
| 15-Sep-2023 | MODIFIED |