Odhneria odhneri

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Kingdom Animalia Class Trematoda Family Microphallidae Scientific name Odhneria odhneri		Phylum Platyhelminthes Order Plagiorchiida Genus Odhneria Rank Species
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Odhneria odhneri is a digenean parasite in the genus Odhneria of family Microphallidae. It infects several species of shorebirds, including the willet (Tringa semipalmata), as well as the marsh rice rat (Oryzomys palustris).

Literature cited

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.

Sinclair, N.R. 1971. A reviewal of Odhneria odhneri Travassos, 1921 (Trematoda: Microphallidae) (subscription required). The Journal of Parasitology 57(5):980–982.

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