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Xenopsylla gratiosa

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Xenopsylla gratiosa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Siphonaptera
Family:
Pulicidae
Genus:
Xenopsylla
Species:
X. gratiosa
Binomial name
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]

References

  1. ^ 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.
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