Mastophorus muris

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Kingdom Animalia Family Spiruridae Scientific name Mastophorus muris Rank Species		Class Secernentea Genus Mastophorus Phylum Nematoda Order Spirurida
Similar Brachylaima, Gongylonema, Pterygodermatites, Moniliformis moniliformis, Physaloptera

Mastophorus muris is a parasitic nematode in the genus Mastophorus. It infects animals such as the marsh rice rat (Oryzomys palustris), hispid cotton rat (Sigmodon hispidus), and singing vole (Microtus miurus).

Literature cited

Cole, F.R. and Wilson, D.E. 2010. Microtus miurus (Rodentia: Cricetidae). Mammalian Species 42(855):75–89.

Kinsella, J.M. 1974. Comparison of helminth parasites of the cotton rat, Sigmodon hispidus, from several habitats in Florida. American Museum Novitates 2540:1–12.

Kinsella, J.M. 1988. Comparison of helminths of rice rats, Oryzomys palustris, from freshwater and saltwater marshes in Florida. Proceedings of the Helminthological Society of Washington 55(2):275–280.

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