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Human flea
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The human flea (Pulex irritans) – once also called the house flea[1] – is a cosmopolitan flea species that has, in spite of the common name, a wide host spectrum. It is one of six species in the genus Pulex; the other five are all confined to the Nearctic and Neotropical realms.[2] The species is thought to have originated in South America, where its original host may have been the guinea pig or peccary.[3]
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Human flea | |
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Siphonaptera |
Family: | Pulicidae |
Genus: | Pulex |
Species: | P. irritans |
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Pulex irritans | |
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