tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-629132641307534690.post3143077169430718224..comments2024-03-26T16:04:11.096-05:00Comments on Creepy Dreadful Wonderful Parasites: Case of the Week 611ParasiteGalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09093150363550239544noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-629132641307534690.post-66376639017024179922020-10-24T11:05:44.695-05:002020-10-24T11:05:44.695-05:00Last time I saw some was when some clever student ...Last time I saw some was when some clever student placed some live ones at our P. pubis station on louse lab day.Old Onehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03517349371972756602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-629132641307534690.post-9841440793446373922020-10-24T04:53:59.001-05:002020-10-24T04:53:59.001-05:00So cute Pthirus pubis! Can't believe they'...So cute Pthirus pubis! Can't believe they're still around (long time no see).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-629132641307534690.post-16932202842987191812020-10-20T10:08:56.033-05:002020-10-20T10:08:56.033-05:00For sure it’s a female Pthirus pubis, not only bec...For sure it’s a female Pthirus pubis, not only because she bears an egg but also as pointed out by Dr. Pritt in a previous case, the posterior is somewhat concave or flat, the male one has a rounded convex posterior.<br />Florida Fan Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-629132641307534690.post-72262096108920974872020-10-20T02:53:04.321-05:002020-10-20T02:53:04.321-05:00As Sam indicated Pthirus is written without an h a...As Sam indicated Pthirus is written without an h after P and not Phthirus, If you open the Phthiraptera Info (http://phthiraptera.info/content/taxonomy-human-lice) you will find the following paragraph....The Pubic Louse was first described and named in 1758, by Linnaeus as Pediculus pubis. In 1815 Leach established the genus Pthirus, and included therein a single species; Pediculus (sic Pthirus) pubis Linnaeus. It is not clear if Leach, or the type-setter, dropped the first "h" in the Greek word Phthirus. Two years later Leach referred to this species as "Phthirus" pubis (Linnaeus). From that time to the present, the generic name has been spelled both ways. However, the generic name was fixed in 1958 as Pthirus (Hemming, 1958, in "Official List of Generic Names in Zoology," Opinion 104). Thus the binomial name for the Pubic Louse is Pthirus pubis (Linnaeus, 1758). No other scientific names are acceptable.....Kosta Y. Mumcuoglunoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-629132641307534690.post-9170346135670626272020-10-19T18:41:49.284-05:002020-10-19T18:41:49.284-05:00This is Pthirus pubis (pubic or crab louse). My gu...This is Pthirus pubis (pubic or crab louse). My guess is that the arrow is pointing to an egg? Not the best at entomology!Samhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08527111856234825333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-629132641307534690.post-47387464167839298652020-10-19T17:51:56.576-05:002020-10-19T17:51:56.576-05:00Agree with Phthirus pubis or papillon d'amour ...Agree with Phthirus pubis or papillon d'amour (in french everything sounds better)bearing an egg.Bernardino Rochanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-629132641307534690.post-21905840594129992682020-10-19T16:33:39.175-05:002020-10-19T16:33:39.175-05:00Hi! I would say a Phthirus pubis female with an eg...Hi! I would say a Phthirus pubis female with an egg, maybe?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-629132641307534690.post-60941979910829715342020-10-19T15:19:15.310-05:002020-10-19T15:19:15.310-05:00Just surfing the web when the tablet pinged. Nice ...Just surfing the web when the tablet pinged. Nice sample, a female one bearing her egg. Back when I was still practicing (did I do it for real?),we always had a joke whenever we had this one. Crab! Eventually the Brazilian style of deforestation did a resolute loss of habitat to Pththirus pubis and in an economical way enhanced the sanitary level of man.<br />Florida Fan Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com