Litomosoides scotti
Litomosoides scotti is a parasitic nematode in the genus Litomosoides. First described in 1973, it infects the marsh rice rat (Oryzomys palustris) and is known from a saltwater marsh at Cedar Key, Florida.[1]
Litomosoides scotti | |
---|---|
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | |
Phylum: | |
Class: | |
Order: | |
Family: | |
Genus: | Litomosoides |
Species: | L. scotti |
Binomial name | |
Litomosoides scotti Forrester and Kinsella, 1973 | |
References
- Forrester and Kinsella, 1973; Kinsella, 1988, table 1
Literature cited
- Forrester, D.J. and Kinsella, J.M. 1973. Comparative morphology and ecology of two species of Litomosoides (Nematoda: Filarioidea) of rodents in Florida, with a key to the species of Litomosoides Chandler, 1931 (subscription required). International Journal for Parasitology 3(2):255–263.
- 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.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.