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Preferred term

Anoplura  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • An order of insects comprising the sucking lice, which are blood-sucking ectoparasites of mammals. Recognized families include: Echinphthiriidae, Haematopinidae, and Pediculidae. The latter contains the medically important genera affecting humans: PEDICULUS and PHTHIRUS.

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Entry terms

  • Sucking Lice
  • Sucking Louse
  • txid1225801
  • txid160141
  • txid179153
  • txid186219
  • txid30005
  • txid364330

In other languages

  • French

  • Anoploures
  • Pou suceur
  • Poux suceurs
  • txid1225801
  • txid160141
  • txid179153
  • txid186219
  • txid30005
  • txid364330

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-B8VVXGLL-D

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