Tunga (flea)

Tunga is a genus of fleas belonging to the family Hectopsyllidae.[1][2]

Tunga
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Siphonaptera
Family: Hectopsyllidae
Genus: Tunga
Jarocki, 1838

The genus has almost cosmopolitan distribution.[3]

Species:[3]

  • Tunga bondari Wagner, 1932
  • Tunga caecata (Enderlein, 1901)
  • Tunga penetrans Linnaeus, 1758

References
  1. "Tunga". National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI). Retrieved 16 July 2022.
  2. "Tunga In: NCBI Taxonomy". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
  3. "Tunga". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 7 April 2021.


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