Table 1 Morphological and molecular identification of fleas collected from northern rodents
Rodent species | Morphological Identification (number of individuals) | Molecular Identification (COII gene) | % Identity (GenBank accession) | GenBank Accession for Northern Fleas |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Deer Mouse | Aetheca thambus (7) | Aetheca wagneri | 98–99 (EU335975) | ON221320 |
Orchopeas leucopus (1) | Unidentified | NA | NA | |
Ceratophyllid spp. (1) | Unidentified | NA | NA | |
Meadow vole | Ceratophyllid spp. (1) | Unidentified | NA | NA |
Red -backed vole | Catallagia dacenkoi (14) | Catallagia decipiens | 83–87 (EU335987) | ON221321 |
Catallagia sp. (3) | Catallagia decipiens | 86 (EU335987) | ON221316 | |
Peromyscopsylla selenis (19) | Peromyscopsylla selenis | 96–99 (KM890882) | ON221315 | |
Amalaraeus dissimilis (7) | Unidentified | NA | NA | |
Amalaraeus sp. (5) | Amalaraeus penicilliger penicilliger | 93–95 (KM890864) | ON221317 | |
Megabothris quirini (16) | Megabothris groenlandicus | 96–99 (KM890796) | ON221314 | |
Epitedia wenmanni (4) | Unidentified | NA | NA | |
Rhadinopsylla linta (2) | Unidentified | NA | NA | |
Ceratophyllid sp. (3) | Megabothris groenlandicus Amalaraeus penicilliger penicilliger | 99 (KM890796) 96 (KM890864) | ON221319 ON221318 | |
Amphipsylla sibirica pollionis (3) | Unidentified | NA | NA | |
Megabothris asio megacolpus (1) | Unidentified | NA | NA | |
Ungava collared lemming | Megabothris quirini (6) | Megabothris groenlandicus | 100 (KM890796) | ON221322 |