Trichostrongylus affinis

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Kingdom Animalia Class Chromadorea Family Trichostrongylidae Scientific name Trichostrongylus affinis		Phylum Nematoda Order Rhabditida Genus Trichostrongylus Rank Species
Similar Trichostrongylidae, Trichostema, Trichostrongylus, Trichosporon beigelii, Eastern cottontail

Trichostrongylus affinis is a species of parasitic nematode in the genus Trichostrongylus. It primarily infects cottontails (Sylvilagus), but has also been found in the hispid cotton rat (Sigmodon hispidus) and the marsh rice rat (Oryzomys palustris).

Literature cited

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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