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Ctenocephalides canis (dog flea)
Intermediate hosts for the tapeworm Diphyllobothrium caninum & less frequently Hymenolepis diminuta & Hymenolepis nana.
Clinical manifestations: see siphonaptera (flea)
Management: see siphonaptera (flea)
Related
siphonaptera (flea)
General
Ctenocephalides
Properties
KINGDOM: animal
PHYLUM: arthropod
ORGANISM-CLASS: INSECTA
ORDER: siphonaptera
FAMILY: PULICIDAE
GENUS: Ctenocephalides
References
Clinical Diagnosis & Management by Laboratory Methods,
19th edition, J.B. Henry (ed), W.B. Saunders Co.,
Philadelphia, PA. 1996, pg 1303