Monodontus

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Kingdom Animalia Class Chromadorea Family Ancylostomatidae		Phylum Nematoda Order Rhabditida Rank Genus
Similar Ancylostomatidae, Gongylonema, Necator, Bunostomum, Strongylida

Monodontus is a genus of parasitic nematodes in the subfamily Bunostominae of family Ancylostomatidae. Most of its species occur in rodents and suids, but Monodontus louisianensis is from the white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) and Monodontus giraffae from the giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis). An unspecified Monodontus has been recorded from the marsh rice rat (Oryzomys palustris) in Florida.

Literature cited

Chitwood, M.B. and Jordan, H.E. 1965. Monodontus louisianensis sp. n. (Nematoda: Ancylostomatidae) a hookworm from the white-tailed deer, Odocoileus virginianus (Zimmermann), and a key to the species of Monodontus (subscription required). The Journal of Parasitology 51(6):942–944.

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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Monodontus Wikipedia

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