Xenopsylla gratiosa | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Siphonaptera |
Family: | Pulicidae |
Genus: | Xenopsylla |
Species: | X. gratiosa
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Binomial name | |
Xenopsylla gratiosa Jordan & Rothschild, 1923
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Xenopsylla gratiosa is a flea found on seabirds including the European storm petrel. Along with dermanyssid mites, these blood-sucking parasites slow the growth rate of nestlings and may affect their survival rate.[1]