Pthirus pubis (Linnaeus, 1758)
(Pubic Louse, "Crab")

Interactions where Pthirus pubis is the dominant partner and gains from the process

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

Stage Summary Taxon Vernacular Classification References Darwin Classification of Active Taxon Active Taxon Active Vernacular Active Taxon Uncertain Active State Active Part Active Stage Relationship Relationship Uncertain Relationship Geography Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon Passive Taxon Passive Vernacular Passive Taxon Uncertain Passive State Passive Part Passive Stage Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon Indoors etc Season
sucks the blood of eye lashes Restricted Homo sapiens Man, Human Primates: Hominidae Identification of Animal Parasites, Avery, R.A., 1974
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Phthiraptera/Phthiridae/Pthirus pubis/Pthirus pubispubic louse, "crab" Animal / parasite / ectoparasite / blood sucker /Animalia/Chordata/Mammalia/Primates/Hominidae/Homo sapiens/Homo sapiensman, humaneye lashesSole
sucks the blood of pubic hair Restricted Homo sapiens Man, Human Primates: Hominidae Identification of Animal Parasites, Avery, R.A., 1974
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Phthiraptera/Phthiridae/Pthirus pubis/Pthirus pubispubic louse, "crab" Animal / parasite / ectoparasite / blood sucker /Animalia/Chordata/Mammalia/Primates/Hominidae/Homo sapiens/Homo sapiensman, humanpubic hairSole

Author & YearTitleSource
Avery, R.A., 1974Identification of Animal ParasitesHulton Group Keys, 182pp, Hulton Educational Publications Ltd.

Pthirus pubis (Pubic Louse, "Crab") may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Pthirus pubis (Pubic Louse, "Crab") may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesPthirus pubis (Pubic Louse, "Crab")
FamilyPHTHIRIDAE (pubic lice)
SuborderANOPLURA (lice)
OrderPHTHIRAPTERA (sucking lice, louse)
Division Exopterygota (earwigs, grasshoppers, stoneflies, true bugs, and other insects with wings developing externally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Pthirus pubis (Pubic Louse, "Crab")

Pthirus pubis (Pubic Louse, "Crab") may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Pthirus pubis (Pubic Louse, "Crab"):

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