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− | | Also known as:
| + | Also known as: '''''Chigger — Jigger — Chigoe — Sand flea |
− | | '''Chigger
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| + | |name = ''Tunga penetrans |
− | '''Jigger | + | |kingdom = |
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| + | |phylum = |
− | '''Chigoe
| + | |class = [[Insecta]] |
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| + | |sub-class = |
− | '''Sand flea
| + | |order = [[Siphonaptera]] |
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− | |} | + | |family = Hectopsyllidae |
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| + | |genus = |
| + | |species = ''Tunga penetrans |
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| [[Image:Chigger.jpg|150px|thumb|right|'''Chiggers''' <br> Pearson Scott Foresman 2007, Wikimedia Commons]] | | [[Image:Chigger.jpg|150px|thumb|right|'''Chiggers''' <br> Pearson Scott Foresman 2007, Wikimedia Commons]] |
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| ==Hosts== | | ==Hosts== |
| Humans and Pigs are the primary hosts. '''Reservoir hosts''' include: cattle, sheep, horses, mules, rats, mice, dogs and some wild animals. | | Humans and Pigs are the primary hosts. '''Reservoir hosts''' include: cattle, sheep, horses, mules, rats, mice, dogs and some wild animals. |
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| ==Identification== | | ==Identification== |
− | The female is around 1mm, and the male is smaller at around 0.5mm in length. The thorax is rather short, and a reddy-brown in colour. | + | ''T. penetrans'' is a parasite of the family ''Hectopsyllidae''. The female is around 1mm, and the male is smaller at around 0.5mm in length. The thorax is rather short, and a reddy-brown in colour. |
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| See [[Flea Structure|general flea structure]]. | | See [[Flea Structure|general flea structure]]. |
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| See [[Flea Life Cycle|general flea life cycle]]. | | See [[Flea Life Cycle|general flea life cycle]]. |
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| [[Category:Fleas]] | | [[Category:Fleas]] |
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