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− | *Commonly called the 'poultry flea'
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− | *Bites humans and other animals
| + | Also known as: '''''European chicken flea''''' |
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− | *Pronotal combs only
| + | {{Taxobox |
| + | |name = ''Ceratophyllus gallinae |
| + | |kingdom = |
| + | |phylum = |
| + | |class = ''[[Insecta]] |
| + | |sub-class = |
| + | |order = ''Siphonaptera |
| + | |super-family = |
| + | |family = ''Ceratophyllidae |
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| + | |genus = |
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− | [[Category:Poultry]] | + | ==Hosts== |
| + | Poultry, dogs, cats and humans. |
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| + | ==Identification== |
| + | ''C. gallinae'' are around 2mm, and of the family ''Ceratophyllidae''. They have pronotal combs, but no genal combs. See [[Flea Structure|general flea structure]]. |
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| + | ==Life Cycle== |
| + | This flea spends most of its time amongst the material comprising the host's nest, and spend short periods of time on the host, only whilst feeding. |
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| + | The larvae feed on detritus, which is found on the host nest. The larvae take several weeks to develop, going through 3 transformations. They then enter the pupae stage, developing in a silk cocoon. |
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| + | The emergence from pupae is mainly triggered by rising temperatures. |
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| + | See [[Flea Life Cycle|general flea life cycle]]. |
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| + | {{Learning |
| + | |flashcards = [[Fleas_Flashcards|Flea Flashcards]] |
| + | |literature search =[http://www.cabdirect.org/search.html?rowId=1&options1=AND&q1=%22Ceratophyllus+gallinae%22&occuring1=title&rowId=2&options2=AND&q2=&occuring2=freetext&rowId=3&options3=AND&q3=&occuring3=freetext&publishedstart=yyyy&publishedend=yyyy&calendarInput=yyyy-mm-dd&la=any&it=any&show=all&x=25&y=9 ''Ceratophyllus gallinae'' publications] |
| + | |Vetstream = [https://www.vetstream.com/canis/search?s=flea Fleas] |
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| + | ==References== |
| + | Taylor, M.A, Coop, R.L., Wall,R.L. (2007) '''Veterinary Parasitology''' ''Blackwell Publishing'' |
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