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| Ctenocephalides | |
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| Ctenocephalides canis | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Siphonaptera |
| Family: | Pulicidae |
| Subfamily: | Archaeopsyllinae |
| Genus: | Ctenocephalides Stiles & Collins, 1930 |
| Species and subspecies[1] | |
Ctenocephalides is a flea genus[2] in the tribe Archaeopsyllini which includes the cat flea, Ctenocephalides felis and the dog flea, C canis. Species and subspecies in the genus infest a wide variety of hosts, including sheep and goats, wild carnivores (such as foxes, civets and jackals), hares, hyraxes, ground squirrels and hedgehogs.[3]
References[edit]
- ^ "Ctenocephalides". NCBI taxonomy. Bethesda, MD: National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
- ^ Beaucournu, J.C.; Ménier, K. (1998). "Le genre Ctenocephalides Stiles et Collins, 1930 (Siphonaptera, Pulicidae)". Parasite. 5 (1): 3–16. doi:10.1051/parasite/1998051003. ISSN 1252-607X. PMID 9754292.
- ^ International Journal for Parasitology: Volume 49, Issue 5, April 2019, Pages 321-336: Out-of-Africa, human-mediated dispersal of the common cat flea, Ctenocephalides felis: The hitchhiker’s guide to world domination [1]
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