Organisms

Amblycera

A suborder of chewing lice, in the order PHTHIRAPTERA, that are ectoparasites of poultry and some mammals.

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Abstract

A suborder of chewing lice, in the order PHTHIRAPTERA, that are ectoparasites of poultry and some mammals.

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18 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings anatomy & histology, chemistry, classification, cytology, drug effects, embryology, enzymology, genetics, growth & development, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, pathogenicity, physiology, radiation effects, ultrastructure, virology.

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Indexing Annotation

infestation: coordinate IM with LICE INFESTATIONS (IM); for killing Amblycera with insecticides, see note at INSECTICIDES

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History Note

2011; use PHTHIRAPTERA 1999-2010

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Previous Indexing

  • Phthiraptera (1983-2010)

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  1. B01w.050w.500w.131w.617w.690w.050w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Amblycera. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D058325. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D058325
  2. Amblycera. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amblycera
  3. Amblycera. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1936744