At least three species or subspecies of Anoplura are parasites of humans; the human condition of being infested with sucking lice is called pediculosis . " Pediculus humanus " is divided into two subspecies, " Pediculus humanus humanus ", or the body louse, sometimes nicknamed " the seam squirrel " for its habit of laying of eggs in the seams of clothing, and " Pediculus humanus capitis ", or the head louse . " Pthirus pubis " ( the crab louse ) is the cause of the condition known as crabs.
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At least three species or subspecies of Anoplura are parasites of humans; the human condition of being infested with sucking lice is called pediculosis . " Pediculus humanus " is divided into two subspecies, " Pediculus humanus humanus ", or the body louse, sometimes nicknamed " the seam squirrel " for its habit of laying of eggs in the seams of clothing, and " Pediculus humanus capitis ", or the head louse . " Pthirus pubis " ( the crab louse ) is the cause of the condition known as crabs.
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At least three species or subspecies of Anoplura are parasites of humans; the human condition of being infested with sucking lice is called pediculosis . " Pediculus humanus " is divided into two subspecies, " Pediculus humanus humanus ", or the body louse, sometimes nicknamed " the seam squirrel " for its habit of laying of eggs in the seams of clothing, and " Pediculus humanus capitis ", or the head louse . " Pthirus pubis " ( the crab louse ) is the cause of the condition known as crabs.
