Post by surroundx on Dec 7, 2014 9:29:35 GMT
"We have no information about the fate of Rallicola (Rallicola) guami, a louse species known only from the Guam rail Gallirallus owstoni. Given that this host is extinct in the wild and only captive-bred stocks exist, it is likely that the parasite is extinct."
Source:
Rósza, Lajos and Vas, Zoltán. (2014). Co-extinct and critically co-endangered species of parasitic lice, and conservation-induced extinction: should lice be reintroduced to their hosts? Oryx. doi:10.1017/S0030605313000628
Source:
Rósza, Lajos and Vas, Zoltán. (2014). Co-extinct and critically co-endangered species of parasitic lice, and conservation-induced extinction: should lice be reintroduced to their hosts? Oryx. doi:10.1017/S0030605313000628