...Infestations cause severe irritation, and the chickens may stop growing and laying eggs, and the chicks may die. The Chinese mouse flea, Tunga caecigena , takes this parasitism a step further, with the female simply burrowing into the host's ear with her tail peeking out, and from a body length of about 1 mm, she grows to the size of a pea and continues to suck blood and lay eggs until she dies. Other fleas that burrow into the host's tissue include the long-legged flea, Neotunga euloidea , which infests pangolins in Zimbabwe, and the long-legged flea, Vermipsylla alacuri , which infests sheep and horses in the Tianshan and Mongolia. *Some of the terminology that mentions "Tunga caecigena" is listed below. Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information |
…寄生すると激しい刺激症状を起こし,ニワトリの成長や産卵が止まり,雛鳥は死亡することがある。このような寄生の仕方をさらに進めたものが中国産のネズミスナノミTunga caecigenaで,雌は宿主の耳にしりをのぞかせるだけですっぽりうまりこみ,はじめ体長1mmほどだったものが豆粒大に肥大し死ぬまで吸血と産卵を続ける。そのほかにも宿主の組織にくいこむノミとして,ジンバブウェのセンザンコウに寄生するナガスナノミNeotunga euloideaや,天山,モンゴルのヒツジやウマに寄生するアラクトケナガノミVermipsylla alacuriなどがある。… ※「Tunga caecigena」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。 出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報 |
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