Ctenophthalmus nobilis ssp vulgaris Smit, 1955
(a mammal flea)

Interactions where Ctenophthalmus nobilis ssp vulgaris is the dominant partner and gains from the process

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

Stage Summary Taxon Vernacular Classification References Darwin Classification of Active Taxon Active Taxon Active Vernacular Active Taxon Uncertain Active State Active Part Active Stage Relationship Relationship Uncertain Relationship Geography Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon Passive Taxon Passive Vernacular Passive Taxon Uncertain Passive State Passive Part Passive Stage Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon Indoors etc Season
sucks the blood of skin Apodemus sylvaticus Wood Mouse, Long-tailed Field-mouse Rodentia: Muridae Woodmice and Yellow-necked Mice, Flowerdew, J., 1984
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Siphonaptera/Ctenophthalmidae/Ctenophthalmus (Ctenophthalmus) nobilis subsp. vulgaris/Ctenophthalmus (Ctenophthalmus) nobilis subsp. vulgarisa mammal flea Animal / parasite / ectoparasite / blood sucker /Animalia/Chordata/Mammalia/Rodentia/Muridae/Apodemus sylvaticus/Apodemus sylvaticuswood mouse, long-tailed field-mouseskin

Author & YearTitleSource
Flowerdew, J., 1984Woodmice and Yellow-necked Mice24pp, The Mammal Society

Ctenophthalmus nobilis ssp vulgaris (a mammal flea) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Ctenophthalmus nobilis ssp vulgaris (a mammal flea) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SubspeciesCtenophthalmus nobilis ssp vulgaris (a mammal flea)
SpeciesCtenophthalmus nobilis (Rodent Flea, A Rodent Flea)
GenusCtenophthalmus (a genus of fleas)
FamilyCTENOPHTHALMIDAE (a family of fleas)
OrderSIPHONAPTERA (fleas)
Division Endopterygota (bees, beetles, flies, moths and other insects with wings developing internally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
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Ctenophthalmus nobilis ssp vulgaris (a mammal flea) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Ctenophthalmus nobilis ssp vulgaris (a mammal flea):

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