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Ectinorus
Sign in to saveEctinorus is a genus of fleas in the family Rhopalopsyllidae (marsupial fleas), erected by Karl Jordan in 1942. It is endemic to South America, specifically the Andes and surrounding regions, especially Chile. The genus includes species that are parasitic to rodents and are a vector for the bubonic plague. At least one species within Ectinorus is viable at altitudes above .
In the Vinony graph
Within Vinony's link graph, Ectinorus is referenced by 1 other article, and connects out to Chile, South America and Animalia.
Vinony files it under Flea genera, Fleas and Insects of South America.
Its subject is documented across 4 Wikipedia language editions.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumArthropoda
- ClassInsecta
- OrderSiphonaptera
- FamilyRhopalopsyllidae
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 7
- With media
- 3
- Family
- Rhopalopsyllidae
- Collections
- BYU
- Recorded in
- Argentina, Peru
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Rhopalopsyllidae
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- taxon name
- Ectinorus
- taxon rank
- genus
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Encyclopedic overview
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Ectinorus is a genus of fleas in the family Rhopalopsyllidae (marsupial fleas), erected by Karl Jordan in 1942. It is endemic to South America, specifically the Andes and surrounding regions, especially Chile. The genus includes species that are parasitic to rodents and are a vector for the bubonic plague. At least one species within Ectinorus is viable at altitudes above .
==References==
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Ectinorus” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.