Monday, September 23, 2013

Case of the Week 275

The following were submitted to the lab for identification in a small jar of formalin.  They measure approximately 2 mm in greatest dimension. No history was provided.
Identification?




8 comments:

  1. Well, a bunch of Phthirus pubis a.k.a crab lice.

    Florida Fan

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  2. Agree with Phthirus pubis. This ectoparasite is almost extinct, isn´t it?

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  3. Agree with P. pubis

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  4. Crab lice..Phthirus pubis

    Lee

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  5. People shave there genitals a lot nowadays.
    It's a desert that way for these critters

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  6. Wow. They are really pretty. It is amazing what goes on in the world without it being seen.

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  7. Pthirus pubis. This is the correct spelling. The family is Pthiridae.There is a related species Pthirus gorillae. There links make interesting conversation!

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