Xenopsylla gratiosa

Xenopsylla gratiosa is a flea found on seabirds including the European storm petrel. Along with dermanyssid mites, these blood-sucking parasites slow the growth rate of nestlings and may affect their survival rate.[1]

Xenopsylla gratiosa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain:Eukaryota
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Arthropoda
Class:Insecta
Order:Siphonaptera
Family:Pulicidae
Genus:Xenopsylla
Species:
X. gratiosa
Binomial name
Xenopsylla gratiosa
Jordan & Rothschild, 1923

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