Simulium yahense
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Simulium yahense is a species of Black fly found in West African rain forests. Their larval stages are found in "smaller, more shaded, cooler breeding waters."[1] One particular group, now eradicated, was found only on the island of Bioko, and was an extremely effective vector for the virus onchocerciasis, or "River blindness".[2]
Notes
- ^ "Identification of larval and adult Simulium yahense and Simulium sanctipauli based on species-specific enzyme markers and their distribution at different breeding habitats in Central Liberia". Am J Trop Med Hyg. 35(6):1218-30. November 1986.
{{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter|coauthors=ignored (|author=suggested) (help) - ^ "Simulium yahense 'Bioko'". History Online. Natural History Museum. Retrieved 3 February 2012.
References
- Black Flies Fact Sheet from Ohio State University
- Extensive Simuliidae (black fly) Web pages at blackfly.org.uk
- Black fly species inventory
External links
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