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Xenopsilla cheopis

15 febbraio 2010 |

Autore: rola1961

Xenopsylla cheopis, è una pulce ectoparassita di molti animali; è frequente soprattutto sui ratti ed è il principale vettore della peste bubbonica in quanto veicola il patterio patogeno Yersinia pestis.

Xenopsilla cheopis

Classificazione

Classe: Insetti

Ordine: Sifonatteri o Afanitteri

Famiglia: Pulicidi, comprende circa 150 specie, parassite di mammiferi, cosmopolita.

Genere: Xenopsilla

Specie: Xenopsilla cheopis

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Pubblicato in Animalia, Classificazione degli animali |

Tag: Ambiente, animali, Biologia, parassiti, tassonomia, Zoologia

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