Ceratophyllidae
Appearance
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Ceratophyllidae | |
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Ceratophyllidae fleas, likely Ceratophyllus sp. or Dasypsyllus gallinulae | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Siphonaptera |
Infraorder: | Ceratophyllomorpha |
Superfamily: | Ceratophylloidea |
Family: | Ceratophyllidae Dampf, 1908 |
Genera | |
About 45, see text | |
Synonyms | |
Dolichopsyllidae |
Ceratophyllidae is a family of fleas. Its members are parasites of mainly rodents and birds. It contains two subfamilies, one containing over 40 genera, and the other just three.
Subfamily Ceratophyllinae |
Subfamily Ceratophyllinae (continued)
Subfamily Dactylopsyllinae
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References
[edit]- ^ Beaucournu, J.-C.; Wells, K. (2009). "Macrostylophora durdeni n. sp. de Sabah (Île de Bornéo) et autres espèces sympatriques (Siphonaptera : Ceratophyllidae, Pygiopsyllidae)". Parasite. 16 (4): 283–287. doi:10.1051/parasite/2009164283. ISSN 1252-607X. PMID 20092059.