 NBN (data.nbn.org.uk)
has a distribution map for SIPHONAPTERA (fleas)
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The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').
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| Affected Part | Summary | Taxon | Vernacular | Classification | References | |||
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| spreads | Trypanosoma evotomys | a trypanosome | The Natural History of Slapton Ley Nature Reserve: VI Studies on Parasites, Canning, E.U., Cox, F.E.G., Croll, N.A. & Lyons, K.M., 1973 |
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| spreads | Trypanosoma grosi | a trypanosome | The Natural History of Slapton Ley Nature Reserve: VI Studies on Parasites, Canning, E.U., Cox, F.E.G., Croll, N.A. & Lyons, K.M., 1973 |
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| spreads | Trypanosoma microti | a trypanosome | The Natural History of Slapton Ley Nature Reserve: VI Studies on Parasites, Canning, E.U., Cox, F.E.G., Croll, N.A. & Lyons, K.M., 1973 |
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| is endoparasitised by | Hepatozoon erhardovae | a sporozoan | Sporozoa | The Natural History of Slapton Ley Nature Reserve: VI Studies on Parasites, Canning, E.U., Cox, F.E.G., Croll, N.A. & Lyons, K.M., 1973 |
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| (rodent-feeding) | rodent-feeding larva is endoparasitised by larva | Hymenolepis nana | Dwarf Tapeworm | Cyclophyllidea: Hymenolepididae | Identification of Animal Parasites, Avery, R.A., 1974 |
| Author & Year | Title | Source |
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| Avery, R.A., 1974 | Identification of Animal Parasites | Hulton Group Keys, 182pp, Hulton Educational Publications Ltd. |
| Canning, E.U., Cox, F.E.G., Croll, N.A. & Lyons, K.M., 1973 | The Natural History of Slapton Ley Nature Reserve: VI Studies on Parasites | Field Studies 3: 681-718. |
SIPHONAPTERA (fleas) may be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:
| Subtaxon | Rank | Featured subtaxa |
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| Superfamily | 3 subtaxa | 10 trophisms | |||||
| Family | 3 subtaxa | 10 trophisms | |||||
| Family | 5 subtaxa | 10 trophisms | |||||
| Superfamily | 2 subtaxa | 6 trophisms | |||||
| Family | 2 subtaxa | 6 trophisms | |||||
| Family | 1 references | ||||||
| Superfamily | 5 subtaxa | 17 trophisms | |||||
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NBN (data.nbn.org.uk)
has a distribution map for SIPHONAPTERA (fleas)
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| Handling & Magnification | Author | Year | Title | Source |
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Avery, R.A. | 1974 | Identification of Animal Parasites | Hulton Group Keys, 182pp, Hulton Educational Publications Ltd. |
| Brinck-Lindroth, G. & Smit, F.G.A.M. | 2007 | The fleas (Siphonaptera) of Fennoscandia and Denmark | Fauna Entomologica Scandinavica, 41, 266pp, E. J. Brill / Scandinavian Science Press Ltd. | |
| Séguy, E. | 1944 | *** Insectes Ectoparasites (Mallophages, Anoplures, Siphonaptères) ***(Superseded) | Faune de France, Faune No 43, 684pp, Fédération Française des Sociétés de Science Naturel | |
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Smit, F.G.A.M. | 1957 | *** Siphonaptera ***(Superseded) | Handbooks for the Identification of British Insects, 1, Part 16, 94pp, The Royal Entomological Society of London |
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Whitaker, A.P. | 2007 | Fleas (Siphonaptera) | Handbooks for the Identification of British Insects, 1, Part 16, 2nd edition, 178pp, The Royal Entomological Society of London |
SIPHONAPTERA (fleas) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:
| Author | Year | Title | Source |
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| Heath, J. & George, R.S. | 1974 | Provisional atlas of the insects of the British Isles. Part 4 Siphonaptera Fleas | 74pp, Biological Records Centre |
| Thompson, G.B. | 1939 | *** A check-list and host-list of the ectoparasites recorded from British birds and mammals ***(Superseded) | Transactions of the Society for British Entomology Vol 6(1): 1-22. |
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| Alexander, K.N.A. | 2002 | The Invertebrates of Living and Decaying Timber in Britain and Ireland - a Provisional Annotated Checklist | Research Reports, Report no 467, 142pp, English Nature |
Literature listed under the following higher taxa may also be relevant to SIPHONAPTERA (fleas):
 BioImages (www.bioimages.org.uk)
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A group of small flattened insects with considerable jumping powers. The adults are obligate parasites of warm-blooded vertebrates.
Most species are restricted to one or a few related host species, or species with similar habits. But (as any cat owner knows) displaced fleas are attracted to any warm-blooded animal, so any species might occasionally be found on an unexpected host.
The worm-like larvae live among detritus in nests. For this reason fleas are restricted to animals that build nests or, at least, return to the same home or burrow - Ungulates (cattle, horses, deer etc) do not have fleas.
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