Ceratophyllidae is a
family
Family (from la, familia) is a Social group, group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or Affinity (law), affinity (by marriage or other relationship). The purpose of the family is to maintain the well-being of its ...
of
flea
Flea, the common name for the order Siphonaptera, includes 2,500 species of small flightless insects that live as external parasites of mammals and birds. Fleas live by ingesting the blood of their hosts. Adult fleas grow to about long, a ...
s. Its members are
parasites of mainly
rodent
Rodents (from Latin , 'to gnaw') are mammals of the order Rodentia (), which are characterized by a single pair of continuously growing incisors in each of the upper and lower jaws. About 40% of all mammal species are rodents. They are na ...
s and
bird
Birds are a group of warm-blooded vertebrates constituting the class Aves (), characterised by feathers, toothless beaked jaws, the laying of hard-shelled eggs, a high metabolic rate, a four-chambered heart, and a strong yet lightweigh ...
s. It contains two
subfamilies
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, one containing over 40
genera
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial nomenclat ...
, and the other just three.
Subfamily
Ceratophyllinae
Ceratophyllidae is a family (biology), family of fleas. Its members are Parasitism, parasites of mainly rodents and birds. It contains two subfamilies, one containing over 40 genera, and the other just three.
Subfamily Ceratophyllinae
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Aenigmopsylla''
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Aetheca''
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Amalaraeus''
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Amaradix
''Amaradix'' is a genus of flea
Flea, the common name for the order Siphonaptera, includes 2,500 species of small flightless insects that live as external parasites of mammals and birds. Fleas live by ingesting the blood of their hosts. ...
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Amphalius''
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Baculomeris''
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Brevictenidia''
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Callopsylla''
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Ceratophyllus
''Ceratophyllus'' is a widespread genus of fleas found in temperate climates. Some of its members include the chicken flea, '' Ceratophyllus gallinae'', and the poultry flea, '' Ceratophyllus niger''.
Species
* '' Ceratophyllus adustus'' Jordan ...
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Citellophilus''
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Dasypsyllus
''Dasypsyllus'' is a widespread genus of fleas. Some of its members are found in bird nests, including the moorhen flea
The moorhen flea (''Dasypsyllus gallinulae'') is a flea originating from South America. It is now globally widespread. It ...
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Eumolpianus''
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Glaciopsyllus''
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Hollandipsylla''
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Igioffius''
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Jellisonia''
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Kohlsia''
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Libyastus''
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Macrostylophora''
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Malaraeus''
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Margopsylla''
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Megabothris''
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Megathoracipsylla''
Subfamily Ceratophyllinae (continued)
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Mioctenopsylla''
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Myoxopsylla''
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Nosopsyllus''
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Opisodasys''
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Orchopeas''
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Oropsylla
''Oropsylla'' is a genus of fleas, most of which are ectoparasites of rodent
Rodents (from Latin , 'to gnaw') are mammals of the order Rodentia (), which are characterized by a single pair of continuously growing incisors in each of th ...
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Paraceras''
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Paramonopsyllus''
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Pleochaetis''
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Plusaetis''
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Rostropsylla''
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Rowleyella''
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Smitipsylla''
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Spuropsylla''
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Syngenopsyllus''
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Tarsopsylla''
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Thrassis''
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Traubella''
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Psittopsylla''
Subfamily
Dactylopsyllinae
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
*'' Aenigmopsylla''
*'' Aetheca''
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Dactylopsylla''
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Foxella''
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Spicata''
References
Insect families
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