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Ceratophyllidae

Ceratophyllidae
Ceratophyllidae fleas, likely "Ceratophyllus" sp. or "Dasypsyllus gallinulae"
Ceratophyllidae fleas, likely Ceratophyllus sp. or Dasypsyllus gallinulae
Scientific classification Edit this 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.

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