Columbicola columbae
| Columbicola columbae | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Psocodea |
| Infraorder: | Phthiraptera |
| Family: | Philopteridae |
| Genus: | Columbicola |
| Species: | C. columbae |
| Binomial name | |
| Columbicola columbae (Linnaeus, 1758) | |
Columbicola columbae, also known as the slender pigeon louse, is a species of lice in the genus Columbicola. It is very host-specific, feeding primarily on only 4 different species of birds.[1] C. columbae are ectoparasites, usually feeding only on the superficial layer of the skin.[2]
References
- ^ Kummer, Andrea. "Columbicola columbae". Animal Diversity Web. Retrieved 2025-06-09.
- ^ Baldwin-Brown, James G.; Villa, Scott M.; Vickrey, Anna I.; Johnson, Kevin P.; Bush, Sarah E.; Clayton, Dale H.; Shapiro, Michael D. (2021-02-09). "The assembled and annotated genome of the pigeon louse Columbicola columbae, a model ectoparasite". G3. 11 (2): jkab009. doi:10.1093/g3journal/jkab009. ISSN 2160-1836. PMC 8022949. PMID 33604673.