Mastophorus muris

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Mastophorus muris
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Nematoda
Class: Chromadorea
Order: Rhabditida
Family: Spirocercidae
Genus: Mastophorus
Species:
M. muris
Binomial name
Mastophorus muris
(Gmelin, 1790)
Synonyms [1]

Mastophorus muris is a parasitic nematode in the genus Mastophorus . It infects animals such as the marsh rice rat (Oryzomys palustris), [2] hispid cotton rat (Sigmodon hispidus), [3] and singing vole (Microtus miurus). [4]

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References

  1. Nemys eds. (2024). Nemys: World Database of Nematodes. Mastophorus muris (Gmelin, 1790). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1729242 on 2 July 2024
  2. Kinsella, 1988, table 1
  3. Kinsella, 1974, p. 9
  4. Cole and Wilson, 2010, p. 84

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