Pulex irritans is the Latin name for which creature?
"and that this tapeworm does not require an intermediate host, contrary to popular belief. He was the first to demonstrate the direct life cycle of the roundworm ""Ascaris lumbricoides"" by self-experimentation. He described canine filarial worm ""Dipetalonema reconditum"", and demonstrated the parasite life cycle in fleas, ""Pulex irritans"". He invented the genus of threadworms ""Strongyloides"". He named the spider ""Koenenia mirabilis"" in 1885 after his wife, Maria Koenen. He pioneered the foundation of pest control for phylloxera of grapes. Grassi was born in Rovellasca, Italy, in what is now the Province of Como. His father Luigi Grassi was a municipal"
"fulva""), greater hoopoe-lark (""Alaemon alaudipes""), greater short-toed lark (""Calandrella brachydactyla""), helmeted guineafowl (""Numida meleagris""), hottentot teal (""Anas hottentota""), lanner falcon (""Falco biarmicus""), lappet-faced vulture (""Torgos tracheliotus""), laughing dove (""Streptopelia senegalensis""), Lichtenstein's sandgrouse (""Pterocles lichtensteinii""), little owl (""Athene noctua""), northern wheatear (""Oenanthe oenanthe""), Nubian bustard (""Neotis Nuba""), pallid swift (""Apus pallidus""), pygmy sunbird (""Anthreptes platurus""), red-billed teal (""Anas erythrorhyncha""), rock dove (""Columba livia""), rock martin (""Ptyonoprogne fuligula""), rufous-tailed scrub robin (""Erythropygia galactotes""), Rüppell's warbler (""Sylvia rueppelli""), sand martin (""Riparia riparia""), southern grey shrike (""Lanius meridionalis""), spotted sandgrouse (""Pterocles senegallus""), striolated bunting (""Emberiza striolata""), subalpine warbler (""Sylvia cantillans""), Sudan golden sparrow (""Passer"
"Pomphorhynchus laevis Pomphorhynchus laevis is a parasitic acanthocephalan worm that can influence the reaction of its intermediate host, the freshwater amphipod ""Gammarus pulex"", to the smell of potential predators like perch, ""Perca fluviatilis"". ""Pomphorhynchus laevis"" facilitates its movement from its initial host. Research has demonstrated that organisms affected by the parasite exhibit a diminished or inverted avoidance response to the scent of predators when compared to uninfested specimens, supporting the notion that the parasite manipulates its host, with the goal of passing itself on to its definitive host, a freshwater fish. Affected specimens also demonstrate vibrant changes in color, making"
"Pulicosis Pulicosis (also known as ""flea bites"") is a skin condition caused by several species of fleas, including the cat flea (""Ctenocephalides felis"") and dog flea (""Ctenocephalides canis""). This condition can range from mild irritation to severe irritation. In some cases, 48 to 72 hours after being bitten, a more severe rash-like irritation may begin to spread across the body. Symptoms include swelling of the bitten area, erythema, ulcers of the mouth and throat, restlessness, and soreness of the areolae. In extreme cases, within 1 week after being bitten, the condition may spread through the lymph nodes and begin affecting"
"India"". He was the first to use both the binomial name ""Ailurus fulgens"" and the vernacular name ""panda"" in his description of the species published in 1825 in ""Histoire naturelle des mammifères"". ""Ailurus"" is adopted from the ancient Greek word (""""), meaning ""cat"". The specific epithet ""fulgens"" is Latin for ""shining, bright"". Panda is a Roman goddess of peace and travellers, who was called upon before starting a difficult journey. Whether this is the origin of the French vernacular name ""panda"" remains uncertain. Later publications claim the name was adopted from a Himalayan language. In 1847, Hodgson described a red"
"is in reference to Angaturama, a protective spirit in the aboriginal Tupi Indian culture of Brazil. The specific name honors the late Brazilian paleontologist Murilo R. de Lima, who informed Kellner of the specimen in 1991. In 1997, British paleontologists Alan J. Charig and Angela C. Milner considered ""Angaturama"" a likely junior synonym of ""Irritator"", noting that both genera had retracted nostrils, long jaws, and characteristic spinosaurid dentition. Paul Sereno and colleagues in 1998 agreed with this possibility, and additionally observed that the holotype of ""Angaturama"" seems to complete that of ""Irritator"" (meaning that they could belong to the same"
"Irritator Irritator is a genus of spinosaurid theropod dinosaur that lived in what is now Brazil during the Albian stage of the Early Cretaceous Period, about 110 million years ago. It is known from a nearly complete skull found in the Romualdo Formation. Fossil dealers had acquired this skull and illegally sold it to the State Museum of Natural History Stuttgart. In 1996, the specimen became the holotype of the type species Irritator challengeri. The genus name comes from the word ""Irritation"", reflecting the feelings of paleontologists who found the skull had been heavily damaged and altered by the collectors."
"larvae. Some of the most common organisms that attack the larvae include: ""Apanteles xylinus"", ""Chelonus insularis"", ""Chelonus militaris"", ""Meteorus autographae"", ""Meteorus leviventris"", ""Microplitis feltiae"", ""Rogas perplexus"", ""Rogas rufocoxalis"", ""Campoletis sonorensis"", ""Enicospilus merdarius"", ""Nepiera fuscifemora"", ""Ophion flavidus"", ""Dibrachys canus"", ""Archytas aterrimus"", ""Archytas cirphis"", ""Bonnetia comta,"" ""Carcelia"" spp., ""Chaetogaedia monticola"", ""Clausicela opaca"", ""Eucelatoria armigera"", ""Euphorocera claripennis"", ""Euphorocera omissa"", ""Gonia longipulvilli"", ""Gonia porca"", ""Gonia sequax"", ""Lespesia archippivora"", ""Madremyia saundersii"", ""Peleteria texensis"", ""Periscepsia helymus"", ""Periscepsia laevigata"", ""Voria ruralis"", ""Winthemia leucanae"", W""inthemia quadripustulata"", ""Winthemia rufopicta"". It is also likely that many other species of wasps and flies attack ""P. saucia"". The ""Winthemia rufopicta"", ""Voria ruralis"","
"Culex Culex is a genus of mosquitoes, several species of which serve as vectors of one or more important diseases of birds, humans, and other animals. The diseases they vector include arbovirus infections such as West Nile virus, Japanese encephalitis, or St. Louis encephalitis, but also filariasis and avian malaria. They occur worldwide except for the extreme northern parts of the temperate zone, and are the most common form of mosquito encountered in some major US cities such as Los Angeles. In naming this genus, Carl Linnaeus appropriated the nonspecific Latin term for a midge or gnat: """". Depending on"
"Haematobia irritans Haematobia irritans, the horn fly, is a small fly (about half the size of a common housefly) described by Linnaeus in 1758. It is of the genus ""Haematobia"" which is the European genus of bloodsucking flies. ""Haematobia irritans"" is a native of Europe but has been introduced to North America and is considered a potentially dangerous livestock pest. ""H. irritans"" is the smallest of the biting muscids, gray in color, approximately in (4.0 mm) in length. Both the male and female have slender, black, piercing mouthparts which project forward from the bottom of the head. They often aggregate"
"liquified insides. Its bite is rarely harmful to humans but can cause irritation and swelling. Their most dangerous predator is the pepsis wasp, commonly called the tarantula hawk. Locally it is known as a ""matacacata"" (the tarantula-killer). This is a very large parasitoid wasp, with an iridescent blue-green body and orange-red wings that grows to about 2 inches or more in length. It captures the spider in its burrow or sometimes in the open and stings it to paralyze it and then lays its eggs on the abdomen. The wasp will drag its victim to a safe place to incubate"
"fish: ""Catostomus catostomus"", ""Salvelinus fontinalis"", ""Perca flavescens"", or ""Catostomus commersoni"". Metacercaria of ""M. conjunctus"" were also found in northern pike (""Esox lucius""). The definitive hosts are fish-eating mammals such as domestic dogs (""Canis lupus familiars""), domestic cats (""Felis catus""), wolves (""Canis lupus""), red foxes (""Vulpes vulpes""), gray foxes (""Urocyon cinereoargenteus""), coyotes (""Canis latrans""), raccoons (""Procyon lotor""), muskrats (""Ondatra zibethicus""), American minks (""Neovison vision""), fishers (""Martes pennanti""), or bears. It can also infect humans. It lives in the bile duct and in the gallbladder. ""Metorchis conjunctus"" causes a disease called metorchiasis. It has been known to infect humans since 1946. Humans"
"them more visible to predators. This worm swells its proboscis to press microneedles into the intestinal wall, with a very strong adhesive force. This has inspired a structural skin graft adhesive that sticks strongly but has minimal tissue damage while in place and upon removal. Pomphorhynchus laevis Pomphorhynchus laevis is a parasitic acanthocephalan worm that can influence the reaction of its intermediate host, the freshwater amphipod ""Gammarus pulex"", to the smell of potential predators like perch, ""Perca fluviatilis"". ""Pomphorhynchus laevis"" facilitates its movement from its initial host. Research has demonstrated that organisms affected by the parasite exhibit a diminished or"
"meriana"" and a split-banded owlet butterfly ""Opsiphanes cassina merianae"". The Cuban sphinx moth has been named ""Erinnyis merianae"". A bug with no common name has been named ""Plisthenes merianae"". A genus of mantises has been named ""Sibylla"". The bird-eating spider ""Avicularia merianae"" was named in her honour, referencing her research on spiders. The spider ""Metellina merianae"" was named after her in 2017. The Argentine black-and-white tegu lizard has been named ""Salvator merianae"". The cane toad was named ""Rhinella merianae"". A snail with no common name was named ""Coquandiella meriana"". The Madagascan African stonechat bird was given the name ""Saxicola torquatus"
"some parts of the world. Infestation with pubic lice is also called phthiriasis or phthiriasis pubis, while infestation of eyelashes with pubic lice is called ""phthiriasis palpebrarum"" or ""pediculosis ciliarum"". The disease is spelled with ""phth"", but the scientific name of the louse ""Pthirus pubis"" is spelled with ""pth"" (an etymologically incorrect spelling that was nonetheless officially adopted in 1958). Humans are the only known hosts of this parasite, although a closely related species, ""Pthirus gorillae"", infects gorilla populations. Pediculosis pubis Pediculosis pubis (also known as ""crabs"" and ""pubic lice"") is a disease caused by the pubic louse, ""Pthirus pubis"","
"mottle-faced tamarin (""Saguinus inustus""), Isabelle's ghost bat (""Diclidurus isabella""), Marinkelle's sword-nosed bat (""Lonchorhina marinkellei""), least big-eared bat (""Neonycteris pusilla""), Ega long-tongued bat (""Scleronycteris ega""), Brock's yellow-eared bat (""Vampyriscus brocki""), yellow-throated squirrel (""Sciurus gilvigularis""), northern grass mouse (""Necromys urichi""), black-tailed hairy dwarf porcupine (""Coendou melanurus"") and Tome's spiny rat (""Proechimys semispinosus""). Other mammals include collared peccary (""Pecari tajacu""), white-lipped peccary (""Tayassu pecari""), South American tapir (""Tapirus terrestris""), jaguar (""Panthera onca"") and red brocket (""Mazama americana""). Endangered mammals include white-bellied spider monkey (""Ateles belzebuth""), black bearded saki (""Chiropotes satanas""), Fernandez's sword-nosed bat (""Lonchorhina fernandezi""), Marinkelle's sword-nosed bat (""Lonchorhina marinkellei"") and giant otter"
"for 100 years until being renamed as a ""Varanus"". The generic name ""Varanus"" is derived from the Arabic word ""waral"" (ورل), which translates to English as ""monitor."" Its specific name, ""indicus"", is Latin for the country of India, but in this instance it relates to Indonesia or the East Indies, where the animal was first described. Due to its large geographic range, ""V. indicus"" is considered a cryptic species complex of at least four species: ""Varanus indicus"", ""Varanus doreanus"",""Varanus spinulosus"", and ""Varanus jobiensis"". More research is being done on possible future species within this complex, not surprisingly, since it has"
"infect seals. Five species infect llamas and alpacas: ""E. alpacae"", ""E. ivitaensis"", ""E. lamae"", ""E. macusaniensis"", and ""E. punonensis"". A number of species infect rodents, including ""E. couesii"", ""E. kinsellai"", ""E. palustris"", ""E. ojastii"" and ""E. oryzomysi"". Others infect poultry (""E. necatrix"" and ""E. tenella""), rabbits (""E. stiedae"") and cattle (""E. bovis"", ""E. ellipsoidalis"", and ""E. zuernii""). For full species list, see below. The most prevalent species of ""Eimeria"" that cause coccidiosis in cattle are ""E. bovis"", ""E. zuernii"", and ""E. auburnensis"". In a young, susceptible calf it is estimated that as few as 50,000 infective oocysts can cause severe"
"Badger flea The badger flea (""Paraceras melis"") is an external parasite of the European badger (""Meles meles""). It has also been found on the fox (""Vulpes vulpes""), the dog (""Canis familiaris""), the cat (""Felis catus""), the European polecat (""Mustela putorius""), the mole (""Talpa europaea"") and the fallow deer (""Dama dama""). The badger flea, like other fleas, is a small, dark brown wingless insect with a tough, chitinous cuticle. Its body is flattened laterally and it has mouthparts designed for sucking the blood of a badger. Like other fleas, the badger flea has a life cycle consisting of an egg, a"
"the head of the mutant phenotype. Haematobia irritans Haematobia irritans, the horn fly, is a small fly (about half the size of a common housefly) described by Linnaeus in 1758. It is of the genus ""Haematobia"" which is the European genus of bloodsucking flies. ""Haematobia irritans"" is a native of Europe but has been introduced to North America and is considered a potentially dangerous livestock pest. ""H. irritans"" is the smallest of the biting muscids, gray in color, approximately in (4.0 mm) in length. Both the male and female have slender, black, piercing mouthparts which project forward from the bottom"
"Culex pipiens Culex pipiens (the common house mosquito or northern house mosquito) is a species of blood-feeding mosquito of the family Culicidae. It is a vector for diseases including Japanese encephalitis. In the US and parts of Europe, it can spread West Nile virus, and in Emilia-Romagna, Italy, it has been demonstrated to be a vector of Usutu virus. It occurs in the following countries (this list is not exhaustive): Argentina, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Canada, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Egypt, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iran, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Korea (South), Latvia, Lebanon, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Morocco,"
"- mouse (""M. musculus"") ""Eimeria flavescens"" - rabbit (""O. cuniculus"") ""Eimeria gallatii"" - red-backed vole (""C. gapperi"") ""Eimeria granulosa"" - goat (""C. hircus"") ""Eimeria hirci"" - goat (""C. hircus"") ""Eimeria intestinalis"" - rabbit (""O. cuniculus"") ""Eimeria irresidua"" - rabbit (""O. cuniculus"") ""Eimeria intricata"" - goat (""C. hircus"") ""Eimeria jolchijevi"" - goat (""C. hircus"") ""Eimeria krijgsmanni"" - mouse (""M. musculus"") ""Eimeria larimerensis"" - Uinta ground squirrel (""Spermophilus armatus"") ""Eimeria macusaniensis"" - llamas (""Lama glama""), guanacos (""Lama guanicoe""), alpacas (""Vicugna pacos""), vicunas (""Vicugna vicugna"") ""Eimeria magna"" - rabbit (""O. cuniculus"") ""Eimeria marconii"" - red-backed vole (""Clethrionomys gapperi"") ""Eimeria media"" - rabbit (""O."
"Bolinus brandaris Bolinus brandaris (originally called Murex brandaris by Linnaeus and also Haustellum brandaris), and commonly known as the purple dye murex or the spiny dye-murex, is a species of medium-sized predatory sea snail, an edible marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or the rock snails. This species is known in the fossil record from the Pliocene (age range: from 3.6 to 2.588 million years ago). Fossil shells of this species have been found in Cyprus, Spain and Italy. The size of the adult shell of ""Bolinus brandaris"" can reach about 60 to 90 mm. The"
"The species name ""challengeri"" is an homage to the fictional character Professor Challenger. Many paleontologists regard Angaturama limai—known from a snout tip that was described in 1996—as a potential junior synonym of ""Irritator"". Both animals hail from the same stratigraphic units of the Araripe Basin. It was also previously proposed that ""Irritator"" and ""Angaturama""s skull parts belonged to the same specimen. Although this has been proven otherwise, more overlapping fossil material is needed to confirm whether they are the same animal or not. Spinosaurid skeletal material, some of which could belong to ""Angaturama"", was retrieved from the Romualdo Formation, allowing"
"in the painfulness of its sting. The only species with a more painful sting are the ""Paraponera clavata"" (bullet ant), ""Synoeca septentrionalis"" (warrior wasp) and ""Pepsis"" spp. and ""Hemipepsis"" spp. (tarantula hawk). This evidence supporting the pain associated with the sting of the velvet ant explains the common name Cow Killer. During the lizard trials of the Gall et al. experiment, only two lizards (one whiptail and one side-blotched lizard) attacked a velvet ant it was exposed to. In both cases the velvet ants were exhibiting rapid lateral and vertical movements to prevent an attack. Once the attack occurred the"
"the Jewish garment although only with limited acceptance. Hexaplex trunculus Hexaplex trunculus (also known as Murex trunculus, Phyllonotus trunculus, or the banded dye-murex) is a medium-sized sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex shells or rock snails. The snail appears in fossil records dating between the Pliocene and Quaternary periods (between 3.6 and 0.012 million years ago). Fossilized shells have been found in Morocco, Italy, and Spain. This sea snail is historically important because its hypobranchial gland secretes a mucus used to create a distinctive purple-blue indigo dye. Ancient Mediterranean cultures, including the Minoans, Canaanites/Phoenicians,"
"Culex tritaeniorhynchus Culex (Culex) tritaeniorhynchus is a species of mosquito and is the main vector of the disease Japanese encephalitis. This mosquito is a native of northern Asia, and parts of Africa (northeast and sub-Saharan). Females target large animals for blood extraction, including cattle and swine, and are strongly anthropophilic. The larval habitat of ""Cx. tritaeniorhynchus"" primarily consists of low lying water logged areas such as grasses and fallow rice fields, but this species can also be found in wells, ponds, ditches and has been reported in urban environments in close proximity to human populations, such as water storage containers"
"Ἠλύσιος λειμών) where ""Ἠλύσιος"" is etymologically related to the name Veles and in Greek ""λειμών"" is a low wet place, a meadow, a pasture. The name may also be related to Slavic terminology for oxen, for which the South Slavs, Russians, and Poles use ""вол/vol/wół"". Volos can also be a derivation from the same root by Eastern Slavic phonetic laws, now considered the most probable explanation for this phonetic form. It is probably the same as Vala, the enemy of the Vedic thunder god Indra and to Velns (Latvian) or Vėlinas (Lithuanian), a devil of Baltic mythology and enemy of"
"Lavellan A Lavellan, làbh-allan, la-mhalan or la-bhallan etc. is a mythological/cryptozoological creature from northern Scotland. It was generally considered to be a kind of rodent, and the name """"làbh-allan"""" is also used for a water shrew or water vole in Scottish Gaelic. It was however, reportedly larger than a rat, very noxious, and lived in deep pools in rivers. Its poisonous abilities were legendary, and it was said to be able to injure cattle over a hundred feet away. Fleming, describing the Ermine, compared the prejudice against the animal to Sibbald's account of the country people's dislike of the Lavellan;"
"the ""ros marus"", probably a Latinization of ""morž"", and this was adopted by Linnaeus in his binomial nomenclature. The coincidental similarity between ""morse"" and the Latin word ""morsus"" (""a bite"") supposedly contributed to the walrus's reputation as a ""terrible monster"". The compound ""Odobenus"" comes from ""odous"" (Greek for 'tooth') and ""baino"" (Greek for 'walk'), based on observations of walruses using their tusks to pull themselves out of the water. The term ""divergens"" in Latin means 'turning apart', referring to their tusks. The walrus is a mammal in the order Carnivora. It is the sole surviving member of the family Odobenidae,"
"the world. It is suggested that it may have adapted to human-made underground systems since the last century from local above-ground ""Culex pipiens"", although more recent evidence suggests that it is a southern mosquito variety related to ""Culex pipiens"" that has adapted to the warm underground spaces of northern cities. The two species have very different behaviours, are extremely difficult to mate, and with different allele frequency, consistent with genetic drift during a founder event. More specifically, this mosquito, ""Culex pipiens molestus"", breeds all-year round, is cold intolerant, and bites rats, mice, and humans, in contrast to the above ground"
"Toxopneustes pileolus Toxopneustes pileolus, commonly known as the flower urchin, is a widespread and commonly encountered species of sea urchin from the Indo-West Pacific. It is considered highly dangerous, as it is capable of delivering extremely painful and medically significant stings when touched. It inhabits coral reefs, seagrass beds, and rocky or sandy environments at depths of up to . It feeds on algae, bryozoans, and organic detritus. Its common name is derived from its numerous and distinctively flower-like pedicellariae, which are usually pinkish-white to yellowish-white in color with a central purple dot. It possesses short and blunt spines, though"
"Hexaplex trunculus Hexaplex trunculus (also known as Murex trunculus, Phyllonotus trunculus, or the banded dye-murex) is a medium-sized sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex shells or rock snails. The snail appears in fossil records dating between the Pliocene and Quaternary periods (between 3.6 and 0.012 million years ago). Fossilized shells have been found in Morocco, Italy, and Spain. This sea snail is historically important because its hypobranchial gland secretes a mucus used to create a distinctive purple-blue indigo dye. Ancient Mediterranean cultures, including the Minoans, Canaanites/Phoenicians, Hebrews, and classical Greeks created dyes from the"