Xenopsylla gratiosa
Species of flea
Xenopsylla gratiosa | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Siphonaptera |
Family: | Pulicidae |
Genus: | Xenopsylla |
Species: | X. gratiosa |
Binomial name | |
Xenopsylla gratiosa Jordan & Rothschild, 1923 |
Xenopsylla gratiosa is a flea found on seabirds including the European storm petrel. Along with dermanyssid mites, these blood-sucking parasites slow the growth rate of nestlings and may affect their survival rate.[1]
References
- ^ Merino, Santiago; Mínguez, Eduardo; Belliure, Belén (1999). "Ectoparasite effects on nestling European Storm-Petrels". Waterbirds. 22 (2): 297–301. doi:10.2307/1522219. JSTOR 1522219.