![]() One of these unusual features is an unexpected body part - cerci, which are paired appendages found at the rear of the flea. Described this week in the Journal of Medical Entomology, the tiny flea preserved in Dominican amber reveals a host of unusual features not found in any other known fleas - living or extinct. from Oregon State University even called the new genus Atopopsyllus, or “strange flea”. ![]() A lateral view of Atopopsyllus cionus (Image credit: George Poinar Jr.)Ī flea has been discovered that is so weird study author George Poinar Jr.
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