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The following images are provided for use as teaching aids for the training and education of veterinarians and can be freely used for educational purposes. The images must not be used for commercial intent without my consent. There are 213 images within this site. Liberties have been taken in grouping the parasites to provide a veterinary medical emphasis. Group names occasionally may change depending on the current text book used. I hope you enjoy your visit. If you have comments or suggestions I can be reached by clicking on Contact.
CONTACT |
Contact Information:
Department of Parasitology Home Page
Mailing address:
Marcelo de Campos Pereira, Professor
University of São Paulo
Institute of Biomedical Sciences
Departament of Parasitology
Avenida Prof.Lineu Prestes 1374
Fone: 55-11-3818-7273 Fax:
55-11-3818-7417
São
Paulo-SP Brasil
CEP: 05508-900
marcelcp@icb.usp.br
Professional Background:
. The author of this web page gained his veterinary qualification and postgraduate degree
in Parasitology from University of São Paulo, for research on Boophilus microplus.
Presently he is Professor of Veterinary Entomology and Protozoology at the Department of
Parasitology , Institute of Biomedical Sciences, University of São Paulo, Brazil. His
research interest include developmental biology and monitoring the resistance of certain
species of arthropods pests of livestock.
INDEX |
Here is a collection of images of some parasites of medical
veterinary importance.The images - result of a great deal of painstaking effort -
were scanned from my personal teaching slide collection, which were in turn built along my
professional career as veterinary parasitologist and amateur photographer. My
initial intention for the image collection was to provide a list of images which students
or veterinarians who wishes to refresh his or her knowledge of the subject would be able
to use in external stud through their own computer.But with the recent increase in
veterinary student numbers, great strain has been placed on the resources of the teaching
collection and museum. In a effort to allow students better access to teaching materials,
these pages and the associated links have been set up as a secondary information source,
and as a means of familiarising students with use of on-line reference materials.
Naturally, I cannot control what happens to the images on the list.
I have put the images on these pages in the interest of spreading information, and I ask
that they not be used for any commercial purposes and that I be acknowledge in some way
for my efforts.
All images are in JPEG format and are of reasonable size to have
downloading time. There may be some loss of colour and resolution quality.Where
appropriate, the images were collated and altered using Corel Photo-Paint 8. Included with
each photo is a brief essay to read while the picture load. If you wish to see greater
detail, click on the image for a larger photo. Thank you.
ARTHROPODA
Taxonomy
1. Taxonomic classification
. Phylum Arthropoda
. Subphylum
Mandibulata
. Superclass Hexapoda
. Class Insecta
. Orders:
. Mallophaga (chewing lice)
. Suborders:
. Amblycera
- Menacanthus stramineus (chicken body louse)
. Ischnocera
- Goniocotes gallinae (fluff
louse)
- Goniodes gigas
- Lipeurus caponis (wing
louse)
- Damalinia equi (horse
biting louse)
- Trichodectes canis (dog biting louse)
- Felicola subrostrata (cat biting louse)
. Anoplura (sucking lice)
. Haematopinidae (short-nosed lice)
- Haematopinus quadripertusus
(cattle tail louse)
- Haematopinus tuberculatus
- Haematopinus suis (hog louse)
. Linognathidae (long-nosed lice)
- Linognathus setosus
. Pediculidae
- Pediculus spp (human
lice)
. Hemiptera (blood
sucking bugs, true bugs)
. Reduviidae (cone-nose bugs)
- Panstrongylus megistus
- Triatoma infestans
- Rhodnius prolixus
. Cimicidae (bed bugs)
- Cimex hemipterus
- Cimex lectularius
. Siphonaptera (fleas)
. Pulicidae
- Ctenocephalides felis felis (cat flea)
- Ctenocephalides canis (dog flea)
- Pulex irritans (human flea)
- Xenopsylla brasiliensis
. Tungidae
- Tunga penetrans (chigoe,
sand flea)
. Diptera (flies, mosquitoes)
. Suborders:
. Nematocera
. Culicidae (mosquitoes)
- Anopheles darlingi
- Anopheles (K.) cruzi
. Brachycera
. Tabanids (horse flies)
. Cyclorrhapha (flies)
. Muscidae
- Musca domestica (house
fly)
- Muscina stabulans (false
stable fly)
- Fannia sp (little
house flies, latrine flies)
- Stomoxys calcitrans (stable
fly)
- Haematobia irritans (horn fly)
. Sarcophagidae
- Sarcophaga sp (flesh
flies)
. Calliphoridae (blow flies)
- Cochliomyia hominivorax (screwwowm fly)
- Chrysomya spp
- Lucilia sericata (greenbottle
fly)
. Oestridae (bot flies)
- Dermatobia hominis (warble
fly)
- Gasterophilus spp (stomach bot flies)
- Oestrus ovis (sheep nasal
bot fly)
. Hippoboscidae
- Melophagus ovinus (sheep
ked fly)
. Subphilum Chelicerata
. Class Arachnida
. Subclass Acari (ticks
and mites)
. Suborders:
. Metastigmata (ticks)
.Ixodidae (hard
ticks)
- Boophilus microplus (southern cattle tick)
- Amblyomma cajennense (cayenne
tick)
- Rhipicephalus sanguineus (brown dog tick)
- Dermacentor nitens (tropical horse tick)
.Argasidae (soft ticks)
- Argas miniatus (fowl tick)
- Ornithodorus sp (sand
tampans)
. Mesostigmata
. Dermanyssidae
- Dermanyssus gallinae (red
chicken mite)
. Macronyssidae
- Ornithonyssus sylviarum (northern fowl mite)
- Ornithonyssus bursa (tropical fowl mite)
. Macrochelidae
- Macrocheles muscaedomesticae (house fly mite)
. Prostigmata
. Demodicidae
- Demodex canis (dog
follicle mite)
. Astigmata
.
Sarcoptidae
- Sarcoptes scabiei (itch
mite)
- Notoedres cati (mange
mite)
- Knemidocoptes spp (scaly mite,depluming mite)
. Psoroptidae
- Psoroptes spp (scab
mite)
- Otodectes cynotis (ear
mite)
- Chorioptes bovis (chorioptic
mange mite)
. Listrophoridae
- Lynxacarus radovskyi (cat fur mite)
. Analgidae (feather mites)
- Megninia ginglymura
. Other Arthropods
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