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Family Pulicidae

Phylum Arthropoda - Arthropods

Subphylum Hexapoda - Hexapods

Class Insecta - Insects

Order Siphonaptera - Fleas

Family Pulicidae

Genus Cediopsylla

Species simplex - Cediopsylla simplex

Genus Ctenocephalides - Cat and Dog Fleas

Species felis - Cat Flea
Species canis - Dog Flea

Genus Echidnophaga

Species gallinacea - Sticktight Flea

Genus Pulex - Human Fleas

Species irritans - Human Flea

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