Rallicola pilgrimi (Little Spotted Kiwi Louse)

[surroundx]

"Similarly, Rallicola (Aptericola) pilgrimi went extinct when its host, the little spotted kiwi Apteryx owenii, was translocated to predator-free islands to ensure its survival (Buckley et al., 2012)."

Source:

www.zoologia.hu/list/2014_Rozsa_Vas.pdf

[koeiyabe]

Buckley, T. R., R. L. Palma, P. M. Johns, D. M. Gleeson, A. C.g. Heath, R. A. Hitchmough, and I. A.n. Stringer. "The Conservation Status of Small or Less Well Known Groups of New Zealand Terrestrial Invertebrates." New Zealand Entomologist 35, no. 2 (June 21, 2012): 137-43. doi:10.1080/00779962.2012.686319.