Ceratophyllidae | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Siphonaptera |
Infraorder: | Ceratophyllomorpha |
Superfamily: | Ceratophylloidea |
Family: |
Ceratophyllidae Dampf, 1908 |
Genera | |
About 45, see text |
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Synonyms | |
Dolichopsyllidae |
About 45, see text
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.
Subfamily Ceratophyllinae
Subfamily Ceratophyllinae (continued)
Subfamily Dactylopsyllinae