Ctenocephalides canis ...

Ctenocephalides canis Curtis—dog flea Ex Canis lupus (domestic dog): 3M, 16F, NC, Haywood Co., Purchase Knob, W. K. Reeves, 31 Jul. 2003, L­ 3089. The above record appears to be the first from the Park for this cosmopolitan flea of domestic dogs and some other canids (Durden & Kollars 1997). The...

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Main Authors: Reeves, Will K., Durden, Lance A., Ritzi, Christopher M., Beckham, Katy R., Super, Paul E, Oconnor, Barry M.
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Published: Zenodo 2007
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Online Access:https://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6243923
https://zenodo.org/doi/10.5281/zenodo.6243923
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Summary:Ctenocephalides canis Curtis—dog flea Ex Canis lupus (domestic dog): 3M, 16F, NC, Haywood Co., Purchase Knob, W. K. Reeves, 31 Jul. 2003, L­ 3089. The above record appears to be the first from the Park for this cosmopolitan flea of domestic dogs and some other canids (Durden & Kollars 1997). The dog flea is an intermediate host for the double pored dog tapeworm (Durden & Traub 2002). Parola et al. (2003) reported novel genotypes of Rickettsia, from the dog flea. ... : Published as part of Reeves, Will K., Durden, Lance A., Ritzi, Christopher M., Beckham, Katy R., Super, Paul E & Oconnor, Barry M., 2007, Ectoparasites and other ectosymbiotic arthropods of vertebrates in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, USA, pp. 31-68 in Zootaxa 1392 on page 44, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.273680 ...