Echidnophaga
| Echidnophaga | |
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| Echidnophaga gillinacea infesting a chicken's head | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Siphonaptera |
| Family: | Pulicidae |
| Subfamily: | Pulicinae |
| Genus: | Echidnophaga Olliff, 1886 |
Echidnophaga is a genus of fleas. It includes species which are found in Africa, parts of Asia, southern Europe, and Australia.[1] Fleas in this genus remain attached to their host in a single location for long periods of time, causing swelling and ulceration of tissue.[2] To remain attach for long periods they use specialized mouthparts,[3] which, compared to other fleas, are relatively much longer.[4]
Species
[edit]Encyclopedia of Life lists the following species:[5]
- Echidnophaga aethiops Jordan et Rothschild, 1906
- Echidnophaga ambulans Olliff, 1886
- Echidnophaga aranka M. Rothschild, 1936
- Echidnophaga bradyta Jordan et Rothschild, 1906
- Echidnophaga calabyi Mardon et Dunnet, 1971
- Echidnophaga cornuta Wagner, 1936
- Echidnophaga eyrei Mardon et Dunnet, 1971
- Echidnophaga gallinacea Westwood, 1875 Found mainly on poultry, but also on a variety of birds and mammals.[6]
- Echidnophaga iberica Ribeiro, Lucientes, Osacar et Calvete, 1994
- Echidnophaga larina Jordan et Rothschild, 1906
- Echidnophaga liopus Jordan et Rothschild, 1906
- Echidnophaga macronychia Jordan et Rothschild, 1906
- Echidnophaga murina Tiraboschi, 1903
- Echidnophaga myrmecobii Rothschild, 1909 Found on rabbits.[2]
- Echidnophaga ochotona Li Kuei-chen, 1957
- Echidnophaga octotricha Mardon et Dunnet, 1971
- Echidnophaga oschanini Wagner, 1930
- Echidnophaga perilis Jordan, 1925 Principally found on rabbits.[2]
- Echidnophaga popovi Ioff et Argyropulo, 1934
- Echidnophaga suricatta Hastriter, 2000
- Echidnophaga tarda Jordan, 1925
- Echidnophaga tenerifensis Gil Collado, Rodrigues et Zapatero, 1982
- Echidnophaga tiscadaea Smit, 1967
References
[edit]- ^ Brinck-Lindroth, G; Smit, FGAM (2007). "Life history". The fleas (Siphonaptera) of Fennoscandia and Denmark. Leiden, the Netherlands: Brill. pp. 5–7. ISBN 978-90-04-15151-2.
- ^ a b c Gosling, Peter J. (2005). Dictionary of parasitology. Boca Raton: Taylor & Francis. p. 99. ISBN 9781420019629.
- ^ Lehane, M. J. (1991). "7.2 Morphological specializations for life on the host". Biology of Blood-Sucking Insects. Dordrecht: Springer Netherlands. pp. 116–121. ISBN 978-94-011-7953-9.
- ^ Russell, R; Otranto, D; Wall, RL (2013). "4.4 Fleas (Sipohonaptera): Adult". The encyclopedia of medical and veterinary entomology. Wallingford, Oxfordshire, UK: CABI. p. 123. ISBN 9781780640372.
- ^ "Echidnophaga - Overview". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 2017-03-18.
- ^ Taylor, MA; Coop, RL; Wall, RL, eds. (2015). Veterinary parasitology (4 ed.). John Wiley & Sons. p. 215. ISBN 9781119073697.
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