New record of chewing lice Piagetiella titan (Menoponidae: Mallophaga) Isolated from buccal cavity of White Pelican Pelecanus onocrotalus in Thi-Qar province-Southern Iraq

In the present study the oral cavity of white pelican Pelecanus oncrotalus (collected from Al-Sanaf marsh southern Thi-Qar province, Iraq) was examined in the Biology department / College of Education for Pure Science / Thi-Qar University. A total of 23 chewing lice (10 males and 13 females) were c...

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Main Author: Zainab Abd-Ali Mohammad
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Language:English
Published: University of Thi-Qar 2019-05-01
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Online Access:http://jsci.utq.edu.iq/index.php/main/article/view/146
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description In the present study the oral cavity of white pelican Pelecanus oncrotalus (collected from Al-Sanaf marsh southern Thi-Qar province, Iraq) was examined in the Biology department / College of Education for Pure Science / Thi-Qar University. A total of 23 chewing lice (10 males and 13 females) were collected from the oral cavity of P. oncrotaus bird and identified as Piagetiella titan during microscopial examination.The aim of this study is to give detailed information about P. titan, which was first found in Pelicans in Iraq to contribute parasitological fauna of Iraq.
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spelling doaj.art-2273f359c77646e68cfd8bbf836186cc2023-12-05T09:58:02ZengUniversity of Thi-Qarمجلة علوم ذي قار1991-86902709-02562019-05-0153New record of chewing lice Piagetiella titan (Menoponidae: Mallophaga) Isolated from buccal cavity of White Pelican Pelecanus onocrotalus in Thi-Qar province-Southern Iraq Zainab Abd-Ali Mohammad In the present study the oral cavity of white pelican Pelecanus oncrotalus (collected from Al-Sanaf marsh southern Thi-Qar province, Iraq) was examined in the Biology department / College of Education for Pure Science / Thi-Qar University. A total of 23 chewing lice (10 males and 13 females) were collected from the oral cavity of P. oncrotaus bird and identified as Piagetiella titan during microscopial examination.The aim of this study is to give detailed information about P. titan, which was first found in Pelicans in Iraq to contribute parasitological fauna of Iraq. http://jsci.utq.edu.iq/index.php/main/article/view/146PiagetiellaPelecanus onocrotalusbuccal cavity
spellingShingle Zainab Abd-Ali Mohammad
New record of chewing lice Piagetiella titan (Menoponidae: Mallophaga) Isolated from buccal cavity of White Pelican Pelecanus onocrotalus in Thi-Qar province-Southern Iraq
مجلة علوم ذي قار
Piagetiella
Pelecanus onocrotalus
buccal cavity
title New record of chewing lice Piagetiella titan (Menoponidae: Mallophaga) Isolated from buccal cavity of White Pelican Pelecanus onocrotalus in Thi-Qar province-Southern Iraq
title_full New record of chewing lice Piagetiella titan (Menoponidae: Mallophaga) Isolated from buccal cavity of White Pelican Pelecanus onocrotalus in Thi-Qar province-Southern Iraq
title_fullStr New record of chewing lice Piagetiella titan (Menoponidae: Mallophaga) Isolated from buccal cavity of White Pelican Pelecanus onocrotalus in Thi-Qar province-Southern Iraq
title_full_unstemmed New record of chewing lice Piagetiella titan (Menoponidae: Mallophaga) Isolated from buccal cavity of White Pelican Pelecanus onocrotalus in Thi-Qar province-Southern Iraq
title_short New record of chewing lice Piagetiella titan (Menoponidae: Mallophaga) Isolated from buccal cavity of White Pelican Pelecanus onocrotalus in Thi-Qar province-Southern Iraq
title_sort new record of chewing lice piagetiella titan menoponidae mallophaga isolated from buccal cavity of white pelican pelecanus onocrotalus in thi qar province southern iraq
topic Piagetiella
Pelecanus onocrotalus
buccal cavity
url http://jsci.utq.edu.iq/index.php/main/article/view/146
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