Siphonaptera

GPTKB entity

Statements (52)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf order
gptkbp:availableSizes species dependent
gptkbp:behavior jumping
feeding
host-seeking
gptkbp:characterizedBy jumping ability
laterally compressed body
gptkbp:climate various climates
gptkbp:colors dark brown to black
species dependent
gptkbp:commonName fleas
gptkbp:conservationEfforts not threatened
gptkbp:controls environmental management
insecticides
hygiene practices
gptkbp:diet blood
gptkbp:diseaseResistance plague
typhus
gptkbp:distribution worldwide
gptkbp:economicImpact pest species
gptkbp:environmentalImpact ectoparasites
disease vectors
gptkbp:faced well-developed
gptkbp:firstDescribedBy gptkb:Carl_Linnaeus
gptkbp:fossilRecord over 100 million years
exists
gptkbp:geneticDiversity used in genetic research
gptkbp:habitat birds
mammals
gptkbp:hasLength 1.5 to 3.3 mm
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Siphonaptera
gptkbp:includes Ctenocephalides felis
Pulex irritans
Xenopsylla cheopis
gptkbp:is_used_in humans
dogs
cats
gptkbp:language adapted for blood feeding
adapted for jumping
gptkbp:larvalStage larvae
pupae
gptkbp:lifespan complete metamorphosis
gptkbp:mouth piercing-sucking
gptkbp:numberOfStudents approximately 2,500
gptkbp:predators various insects
spiders
gptkbp:radar long and segmented
gptkbp:reproduction oviparous
gptkbp:researchInterest model organisms
gptkbp:symbioticRelationships with bacteria
with protozoa
gptkbp:wingArea none