Xenopsylla gratiosa

(Xenopsylla gratiosa)

Description

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.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum:

Class: Insecta

Order:Siphonaptera

Family:Pulicidae

Genus:Xenopsylla

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