Ceratophyllus niger | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Siphonaptera |
Family: | Ceratophyllidae |
Genus: | Ceratophyllus |
Species: | C. niger |
Binomial name | |
Ceratophyllus niger Fox, 1908 |
Ceratophyllus niger, also known as the western chicken flea or the black hen flea, is an ectoparasite of birds. It is a member of the family Ceratophyllidae and was described by Fox in 1908.