Nesiotinus is a genus of lice belonging to the family Philopteridae.[1] The genus was first described in 1903 by Vernon Lyman Kellogg,[2][3] and the type species is Nesiotinus demersus.[2]
The species of this genus are found infesting King Penguins.[4]
Species
Species:[1]
- Nesiotinus demersus Kellogg, 1903
- Nesiotinus kerguelensis Mey, 2010
References
- ^ a b “Nesiotinus Kellog, 1903”. www.gbif.org. Retrieved 19 October 2022.
- ^ a b “Australian Faunal Directory: Nesiotinus“. biodiversity.org.au. Retrieved 19 October 2022.
- ^ VERNON L. KELLOGG (July 1903). “TWO NEW GENERA OF MALLOPHAGA”. The Biological Bulletin. 5 (2): 85-91 [89]. doi:10.2307/1535514. ISSN 0006-3185. JSTOR 1535514. Wikidata Q99668499.
- ^ “Australian Faunal Directory: Host taxa for Nesiotinus Kellogg, 1903″. biodiversity.org.au. Retrieved 19 October 2022.