Moorhen flea
| Moorhen flea | |
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| Male moorhen flea | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Siphonaptera |
| Family: | Ceratophyllidae |
| Genus: | Dasypsyllus |
| Species: | D. gallinulae
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| Binomial name | |
| Dasypsyllus gallinulae (Dale, 1878)
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The moorhen flea (Dasypsyllus gallinulae)sternite.[2]
It is found in bird nests, and is more likely to be found on the bird's body than, say, the
chicken flea, which is normally found in the nest. The moorhen flea's many hosts include the common moorhen, Eurasian woodcock, grouse, European robin, goldcrest, willow tit, Eurasian treecreeper[2] and blackbirds. [3]
References
- ^ "Dasypsyllus gallinulae" at the Encyclopedia of Life
- ^ a b Rothschild, Miriam; Clay, Theresa (1957). Fleas, Flukes and Cuckoos. A study of bird parasites. New York: Macmillan. p. 113.
- ISSN 1944-6705. Retrieved 2021-02-21.
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