Xenopsylla gratiosa
| Xenopsylla gratiosa | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Siphonaptera |
| Family: | Pulicidae |
| Genus: | Xenopsylla |
| Species: | X. gratiosa
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| Binomial name | |
| Xenopsylla gratiosa Jordan & Rothschild, 1923
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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]
References[edit]
- ^ Merino, Santiago; Mínguez, Eduardo; Belliure, Belén (1999). "Ectoparasite effects on nestling European Storm-Petrels". Waterbirds. 22 (2): 297–301. doi:10.2307/1522219. JSTOR 1522219.