Organisms

Siphonaptera

An order of parasitic, blood-sucking, wingless INSECTS with the common name of fleas.

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Structured Summary

Abstract

An order of parasitic, blood-sucking, wingless INSECTS with the common name of fleas.

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Synonyms

3 entry terms
  • Aphaniptera
  • Fleas
  • Flea

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Aspects Covered

18 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings anatomy & histology, chemistry, classification, cytology, drug effects, embryology, enzymology, genetics, growth & development, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, pathogenicity, physiology, radiation effects, ultrastructure, virology.

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Indexing Annotation

infestation = FLEA INFESTATIONS; for killing Siphonaptera with insecticides, see note at INSECTICIDES

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History Note

2011(1963)

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  1. B01w.050w.500w.131w.617w.720w.500w.500w.968w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Siphonaptera. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D005423. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D005423
  2. Siphonaptera. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flea
  3. Siphonaptera. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q388162