| Ctenjapyx parkeri | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Entognatha |
| Order: | Diplura |
| Family: | Japygidae |
| Genus: | Ctenjapyx |
| Species: | C. parkeri |
| Binomial name | |
| Ctenjapyx parkeri Smith, 1964 | |
Ctenjapyx parkeri is a species of forcepstail in the family Japygidae. It is found in Central America. [1] [2]
The japygids are a taxon of hexapods, of the order Diplura, commonly known as forcepstails.
Hampton Wildman Parker was an English zoologist.
Lathyrus nevadensis, the Sierra pea or purple peavine, is a perennial herb with erect to climbing stems, native to the forests and clearings of western North America from British Columbia to northern California and as far east as Idaho.
Parker's tree toad is a species of toad in the family Bufonidae. It is the single species in the genus Laurentophryne, and is endemic to Kivu region in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It is threatened by habitat loss. To describe their features, they have a straight head and pointed snout that goes further than its mouth. They have dorsal skin granular with multiple warts around their body more or less arranged in rows starting from the snout and moves to the shoulders and beyond; warts depicting a clear X on their backs typically colored grey or grey-whiteish.
Leptopelis parkeri is a species of frog in the family Arthroleptidae. It is endemic to Tanzania and known from the Eastern Arc Mountains. Specifically, it has been recorded from Uluguru, Udzungwa, East and West Usambara, Nguru, and South Pare Mountains. Common names Parker's tree frog and Parker's forest treefrog have been coined for it. It is named after Hampton Wildman Parker, a British zoologist and herpetologist from the Natural History Museum, London.
Petropedetes parkeri is a species of frog in the family Petropedetidae. It is found in western Cameroon and eastern Nigeria. Records from Equatorial Guinea and Gabon are uncertain, possibly belonging to Petropedetes euskircheni. P. parkeri is named after Hampton Wildman Parker, a British zoologist and herpetologist from the Natural History Museum, London. Common names Parker's water frog and Parker's torrent frog have been proposed for it.
Cornufer parkeri is a species of frog in the family Ceratobatrachidae. It is endemic to the Papua New Guinean part of the Solomon Islands archipelago and is only known from the islands of Bougainville and Buka. The specific name parkeri honors Fred Parker, Australian naturalist and explorer who collected the type series. Common name Parker's wrinkled ground frog has been proposed for this species.
Parker's snake-necked turtle is a species of turtle in the family Chelidae.
American tick bite fever is a spotted fever disease caused by the tick-borne bacterium Rickettsia parkeri. Symptoms may include a fever, red spots on the skin throughout the body, and an eschar at the site of the tick-bite.
Rickettsia parkeri is a Gram-negative intracellular bacterium. R. parkeri causes mild spotted fever disease in humans,, characterized by headache, rash, fever, and an eschar at the site of tick attachment. It is transmitted via tick bite and found mainly in the Western Hemisphere. Doxycycline and chloramphenicol are the most common drugs of choice for reducing the symptoms associated with disease caused by R. parkeri.
Sympis parkeri is a moth of the family Noctuidae first described by Thomas Pennington Lucas in 1894. It is endemic to the Australian state of Queensland.
Ctenjapyx is a genus of diplurans in the family Japygidae.
Borrelia parkeri, a species of Borrelia, has been associated with relapsing fever.
Agrostichthys parkeri, also called the streamer fish, is a species of oarfish. Only seven identified specimens have been examined, with few found fully intact, and have mainly been found in the Southern Ocean. Agrostichthys parkeri belongs to the Regalecidae (oarfish) family in the Lampriformes order and is the only known member of its genus. This species has been known to grow up to 3 metres (9.8 ft) long and has a ribbon-like body, two large eyes, a protruding mouth and long filamentous rays originating at the head. Due to only seven specimens being found, only the distribution and anatomy of Agrostichthys parkeri can be documented.
Ctenjapyx boneti is a species of forcepstail in the family Japygidae. It is found in Central America.
Acmaeodera parkeri is a species of metallic wood-boring beetle in the family Buprestidae. It is found in Central America and North America.
Agrilus parkeri is a species of metallic wood-boring beetle in the family Buprestidae. It is found in Central America and North America.
Spotted fever rickettsiosis, also known as spotted fever group rickettsia (SFGR), is a group of infections that include Rocky Mountain spotted fever, Rickettsia parkeri rickettsiosis, Pacific Coast tick fever, and rickettsialpox. The group of infections was created in 2010 as they are difficult to tell apart.
Sphaerodactylus parkeri, also known commonly as Parker's least gecko or the southern Jamaica banded sphaero, is a small species of lizard in the family Sphaerodactylidae. The species is endemic to Jamaica.
Parker's emo skink or Viti copper-headed skink is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. It is found in Fiji.
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