It was named after Gary Larson, creator of the syndicated cartoon The Far Side. In a letter to Larson, Clayton praised the cartoonist for "the enormous contribution that my colleagues and I feel you have made to biology through your cartoons." In his 1989 book The Prehistory of the Far Side, Larson stated, "I considered this an extreme honor. Besides, I knew no one was going to write and ask to name a new species of swan after me. You have to grab these opportunities when they come along."[3] Clayton wrote he honored Larson "in appreciation of the unique light he has shed on the workings of nature."[1]
^ abcdClayton, Dale H. (1990). "Host Specificity of Strigiphilus Owl Lice (Ischnocera: Philopteridae), with the Description of New Species and Host Associations" (PDF). Journal of Medical Entomology. 27 (3): 258–260. doi:10.1093/jmedent/27.3.257. PMID 2332870.
^"Strigiphilus garylarsoniClayton, D.H.". Phthiraptera.info. Retrieved 1 October 2017.
Heard, Stephen B. (2020). "Gary Larson's Louse". Charles Darwin's Barnacle and David Bowie's Spider: How Scientific Names Celebrate Adventurers, Heroes, and Even a Few Scoundrels. New Haven: Yale University Press. pp. 31–38. doi:10.12987/9780300252699-006. ISBN9780300252699. S2CID 246138310.
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strigiphilus, garylarsoni, species, chewing, louse, found, only, owls, species, common, name, holotype, paratype, scientific, classificationdomain, eukaryotakingdom, animaliaphylum, arthropodaclass, insectaorder, psocodeafamily, philopteridaegenus, strigiphilu. Strigiphilus garylarsoni is a species of chewing louse found only on owls The species has no common name Strigiphilus garylarsoniHolotype paratype Scientific classificationDomain EukaryotaKingdom AnimaliaPhylum ArthropodaClass InsectaOrder PsocodeaFamily PhilopteridaeGenus StrigiphilusSpecies S garylarsoniBinomial nameStrigiphilus garylarsoniClayton 1990 1 2 The species was first described by biologist Dale H Clayton in 1990 who named it after cartoonist Gary Larson Contents 1 Host 2 Distribution 3 Etymology 4 See also 5 References 6 Further reading 7 External linksHost editIts type host is the Northern white faced owl Ptilopsis leucotis 1 Distribution editThe type location is Ndola Zambia 1 Etymology editIt was named after Gary Larson creator of the syndicated cartoon The Far Side In a letter to Larson Clayton praised the cartoonist for the enormous contribution that my colleagues and I feel you have made to biology through your cartoons In his 1989 book The Prehistory of the Far Side Larson stated I considered this an extreme honor Besides I knew no one was going to write and ask to name a new species of swan after me You have to grab these opportunities when they come along 3 Clayton wrote he honored Larson in appreciation of the unique light he has shed on the workings of nature 1 See also editList of organisms named after famous people born 1950 present Serratoterga larsoni ThagomizerReferences edit a b c d Clayton Dale H 1990 Host Specificity of Strigiphilus Owl Lice Ischnocera Philopteridae with the Description of New Species and Host Associations PDF Journal of Medical Entomology 27 3 258 260 doi 10 1093 jmedent 27 3 257 PMID 2332870 Strigiphilus garylarsoni Clayton D H Phthiraptera info Retrieved 1 October 2017 Larson Gary 1989 The Prehistory of the Far Side Andrews and McMeel ISBN 978 0 8362 1851 0 Further reading editHeard Stephen B 2020 Gary Larson s Louse Charles Darwin s Barnacle and David Bowie s Spider How Scientific Names Celebrate Adventurers Heroes and Even a Few Scoundrels New Haven Yale University Press pp 31 38 doi 10 12987 9780300252699 006 ISBN 9780300252699 S2CID 246138310 External links edit nbsp Wikispecies has information related to Strigiphilus garylarsoni Potter Lisa August 14 2017 The Far Side of Science theU The University of Utah Archived from the original on November 23 2020 nbsp This Louse related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Strigiphilus garylarsoni amp oldid 1149314062, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
