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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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