Enderleinellidae is a

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of parasitic

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in the

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. There are about 5 genera and more than 50 described species in Enderleinellidae.

Genera

These five genera belong to the family Enderleinellidae: * '' Atopophthirus'' Kim, 1977 * '' Enderleinellus'' Fahrenholz, 1912 * '' Microphthirus'' Ferris, 1919 * '' Phthirunculus'' Kuhn & Ludwig, 1965 * '' Werneckia'' Ferris, 1951

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