Pthirus pubis

Translingual thumb Etymology The scientific name of the crab louse or pubic louse, Pthirus pubis, is spelled with pth although this is in fact a misspelling that was nevertheless fixed as the official spelling in 1950.http://phthiraptera.info/content/taxonomy-human-lice Taxonomy of Human Lice 28 April 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20200414211109/http://phthiraptera.info/content/taxonomy-human-lice 14 April 2020 The correct spelling would be Phthirus genus, from mul grc φθείρ louse, from grc φθείρω destroy, and this spelling is used in the scientific name Phthiraptera order of the order commonly called lice, to which Pthirus pubis belongs along with more than 5,000 other species. Proper noun 1 m Pthirus pubes pubis la species family Pthiridae crab louse or pubic louse, exclusively a parasite of humans Hypernyms species Phthiraptera order order; Anoplura suborder suborder; Pthiridae family family Hyponyms species Pediculus humanus corporis subspecies (body louse), Pediculus humanus capitis subspecies (head louse) subspecies Coordinate terms species Pthirus gorillae species See also pediculosis pubis References crab louse 1 1 624834 121227 397973