Kingdom Animalia Family Simuliidae Tribe Simuliini Phylum Arthropoda Rank Species | Class Insecta Subfamily Simuliinae Subgenus Simulium Genus Simulium Order Fly | |
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Similar Simulium, Fly, Onchocerca volvulus, Blandford fly, Chironomoidea | ||
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." One particular group, now eradicated, was found only on the island of Bioko, and was an extremely effective vector for the parasitic worm Onchocerca volvulus that causes onchocerciasis, or "River blindness".
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