Ceratophyllus gallinae | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Siphonaptera |
Family: | Ceratophyllidae |
Genus: | Ceratophyllus |
Species: | C. gallinae |
Binomial name | |
Ceratophyllus gallinae |
Ceratophyllus gallinae, known as the hen flea in Europe or the European chicken flea elsewhere, is an ectoparasite of birds.