Pedicinus
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Pedicinus is a genus of sucking louse, the only genus in the family Pedicinidae.[2] Species belonging to this genus are found on Old World monkeys and apes of different kinds.[3][4] Pedicinus, along with its sister genus Pthirus, are believed to have diverged from their common ancestor approximately 22.5-2.5 million years ago.[5]
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Pedicinus | |
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Pedicinus hamadryas as seen under a light microscope | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Psocodea |
Suborder: | Troctomorpha |
Infraorder: | Nanopsocetae |
Parvorder: | Phthiraptera |
Superfamily: | Anoplura |
Family: | Pedicinidae Enderlein, 1904 |
Genus: | Pedicinus Gervais, 1844 [1] |
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Pedicinus has been studied on a genetic level by researchers looking for insight into the evolutionary history of their primate hosts.[6]