[An abnormally formed Ctenophthalmus assimilis assimilis (siphonapteres hystrichosyllidae)].
A female flea is described the body of which is abnormally formed and compressed. It is characterized by a split along its back, raised up abdominal segments and by a shortening of its head. These anomalies might be explained by longitudinal compression of the body during pupation. The possibility of a mutation is not excluded.
D000818:Animals; D000013:Congenital Abnormalities; D005260:Female; D005423:Siphonaptera / Q000033:anatomy & histology*
Un Ctenophthalmus assimilis assimilis monstrueux (siphonaptéres hystrichopsyllidae)