Tunga trimamillata

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Pulicoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Cladus: Ecdysozoa Cladus: Panarthropoda Phylum: Arthropoda Cladus: Pancrustacea Cladus: Allotriocarida Subphylum: Hexapoda Classis: Insecta Cladus: Dicondylia Subclassis: Pterygota Infraclassis: Neoptera Cladus: Eumetabola Cladus: Holometabola Superordo: Panorpida Cladus: Antliophora Ordo: Siphonaptera Infraordo: Pulicomorpha Superfamilia: Pulicoidea

Familia: Tungidae
Genus: Tunga
Species: Tunga trimamillata

Name

• Tunga trimamillata

References

Primary references

• Pampiglione, S.; Trentini, M.; Fioravanti, M.L.; Onore, G.; Rivasi, F. 2002: A new species of Tunga (Insecta, Siphonaptera) in Ecuador. Parassitologia, 44(supplement 1): 127. [not seen]

Additional references

• Pampiglione, S.; Trentini, M.; Fioravanti, M.L.; Onore, G.; Rivasi, F. 2003: Additional description of a new species of Tunga (Siphonaptera) from Ecuador. Parasite, 10: 9–15. [not seen]
• Differential diagnosis between Tunga penetrans (L., 1758) and T. trimamillata Pampiglione et al., 2002 (Insecta, Siphonaptera), the two species of the genus Tunga parasitic in man.
• Molecular characterization of Tunga trimamillata and T. penetrans (Insecta, Siphonaptera, Tungidae): taxonomy and genetic variability.
• Anatomy of Tunga trimamillata Pampiglione et al., 2002 (Insecta, Siphonaptera, Tungidae) and developmental phases of the gravid female.
• Rapid identification of non-neosomic Tunga penetrans and Tunga trimamillata (Insecta Siphonaptera) specimens through PCR-RFLP method.
• Presence of Tunga trimamillata (Insecta, Siphonaptera) in Peru.
• Sand flea (Tunga spp.) infections in humans and domestic animals: state of the art.