Ceratophyllus gallinae
| Ceratophyllus gallinae | |
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| Female hen flea | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Siphonaptera |
| Family: | Ceratophyllidae |
| Genus: | Ceratophyllus |
| Species: | C. gallinae |
| Binomial name | |
| Ceratophyllus gallinae Schrank, 1803 | |
Ceratophyllus gallinae,[1] known as the hen flea in Europe or the European chicken flea elsewhere, is an ectoparasite of birds. It was described by Schrank in 1803.
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