''Columbicola'' is a genus of
lice
Louse (: lice) is the common name for any member of the infraorder Phthiraptera, which contains nearly 5,000 species of wingless parasitic insects. Phthiraptera was previously recognized as an order, until a 2021 genetic study determined th ...
belonging to the family
Philopteridae
Philopteridae is a family (biology), family of feather lice. They are parasite, parasitic on birds, primarily consuming downy feathers.
Philopteridae is a highly diverse family with more than 2,700 described species, and constitutes 30% of the o ...
.
The species of this genus are found in Europe, Northern America, Southeastern Asia and Australia.
Species
Species:
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Columbicola adamsi''
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Columbicola altamimiae''
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Columbicola asukae''
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Columbicola columbae
''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. ''C. columbae'' are ectoparasites
Par ...
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Columbicola extinctus''
References
Lice
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