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Tunga penetrans Linnaeus, 1758

Dataset
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Rank
SPECIES

Classification

kingdom
Animalia
phylum
Arthropoda
class
Insecta
order
Siphonaptera
family
Tungidae
genus
Tunga
species
Tunga penetrans

Name

Synonyms
Pulex penetrans Linnaeus, 1758
Pulex reptans Illiger, 1805
Rhynchoprion reptans (Illiger, 1805)
Homonyms
Tunga penetrans Linnaeus, 1758
Common names
Bicho de pé in Portuguese
Chigoe in English
Chigoe flea in English
Chi³guiuh³ in language.
Funza in Swahili
Jigger Flea in English
Ningua in Spanish
Pchła piaskowa in Polish
Puce chique in French
Puce-chique in French
Pulga in Spanish
Sandvlooi in Afrikaans
Zandvlo in Dutch
blcha piesočná in Slovak
blecha písečná in Czech
tu poto in French
Блоха проницающая in Russian
Песчаная блоха in Russian
スナノミ in Japanese
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