Colpocephalum californici, the California condor louse,[1] is an extinct species of chewing louse which parasitized the California condor (Gymnogyps californianus). In an example of coextinction, it became extinct when the remaining, Critically Endangered California condors were deloused and treated with pesticides during a captive breeding program.
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Colpocephalumcalifornici, the California condor louse, is an extinct species of chewing louse which parasitized the California condor (Gymnogyps californianus)...
ecosystem is healthy. An ectoparasite, the California condor louse, Colpocephalumcalifornici, became a well-known conservation issue. A major and very costly...
collection of the Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales in Madrid. Colpocephalumcalifornici Conservation biology of parasites Conservation-induced extinction...
their impact was minor except in highly localized situations." Colpocephalumcalifornici, a species of louse that exclusively parasitized the California...
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Common name Scientific name Range Comments California condor louse Colpocephalumcalifornici North America Possibly extinct when the last California condors...
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