Geomydoecus oregonus

Geomydoecus oregonus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Psocodea
Infraorder:	Phthiraptera
Family:	Trichodectidae
Genus:	Geomydoecus
Subgenus:	Geomydoecus
Species:	G. oregonus
Binomial name
	Geomydoecus oregonus; Price & Emerson, 1971

Last updated February 07, 2026

Geomydoecus oregonus is a species of louse in the family Trichodectidae.^[1] It is known to affect the Camas pocket gopher (Thomomys bulbivorus).^[2]^[3] This species is only known to inhabit Oregon, the same area as its host species.^[4]

References

↑ "Geomydoecus (Geomydoecus) oregonus Price & Emerson, 1971". Catalogue of Life . Species 2000: Leiden, the Netherlands. Retrieved 6 February 2026.
↑ Verts, B. J.; Carraway, Leslie N. (27 February 1987). "Thomomys bulbivorous" (PDF). Mammalian Species. 273: 1–4. doi:10.2307/3504014. JSTOR 3504014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 November 2014. Retrieved 20 November 2014.
↑ Emerson, K. C.; Chris Maser; John O. Whitaker, Jr. (1984). "Lice (Mallophaga and Anoplura) from mammals of Oregon". Northwest Science. 58 (2): 153–161. hdl:2376/1870.
↑ Rust, R. W. (1974). "The population dynamics and host utilization of Geomydoecus oregonus, a parasite of Thomomys bottae". Oecologia. 15 (3): 287–304. Bibcode:1974Oecol..15..287R. doi:10.1007/BF00345184. ISSN 0029-8549. PMID 28308553.

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[CoL-1] "Geomydoecus (Geomydoecus) oregonus Price & Emerson, 1971". Catalogue of Life . Species 2000: Leiden, the Netherlands. Retrieved 6 February 2026.

[MammalianSpecies_No273-2] Verts, B. J.; Carraway, Leslie N. (27 February 1987). "Thomomys bulbivorous" (PDF). Mammalian Species. 273: 1–4. doi:10.2307/3504014. JSTOR 3504014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 November 2014. Retrieved 20 November 2014.

[38140.pdf-3] Emerson, K. C.; Chris Maser; John O. Whitaker, Jr. (1984). "Lice (Mallophaga and Anoplura) from mammals of Oregon". Northwest Science. 58 (2): 153–161. hdl:2376/1870.

[4] Rust, R. W. (1974). "The population dynamics and host utilization of Geomydoecus oregonus, a parasite of Thomomys bottae". Oecologia. 15 (3): 287–304. Bibcode:1974Oecol..15..287R. doi:10.1007/BF00345184. ISSN 0029-8549. PMID 28308553.

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