''Hassalstrongylus musculi'' is a
nematode
The nematodes ( or grc-gre, Νηματώδη; la, Nematoda) or roundworms constitute the phylum Nematoda (also called Nemathelminthes), with plant-Parasitism, parasitic nematodes also known as eelworms. They are a diverse animal phylum inhab ...
worm of the genus ''
Hassalstrongylus'' that infects the
marsh rice rat
The marsh rice rat (''Oryzomys palustris'') is a semiaquatic North American rodent in the family Cricetidae. It usually occurs in wetland habitats, such as swamps and salt marshes. It is found mostly in the eastern and southern United States, fr ...
(''Oryzomys palustris'') and
house mouse
The house mouse (''Mus musculus'') is a small mammal of the order Rodentia, characteristically having a pointed snout, large rounded ears, and a long and almost hairless tail. It is one of the most abundant species of the genus '' Mus''. Althoug ...
(''Mus musculus'') in the United States and ''
Oryzomys couesi
''Oryzomys couesi'', also known as Coues's rice rat, is a semiaquatic rodent in the family Cricetidae occurring from southernmost Texas through Mexico and Central America into northwestern Colombia. It is usually found in wet habitats, such as m ...
'', ''
Oligoryzomys fulvescens
''Oligoryzomys fulvescens'', also known as the fulvous colilargo,Musser and Carleton, 2005 fulvous pygmy rice rat, or northern pygmy rice rat,Duff and Lawson, 2004 is a species of rodent in the genus ''Oligoryzomys'' of family Cricetidae. It is fo ...
'', and ''
Handleyomys melanotis'' in
San Luis Potosí
San Luis Potosí (), officially the Free and Sovereign State of San Luis Potosí ( es, Estado Libre y Soberano de San Luis Potosí), is one of the 32 states which compose the Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided in 58 municipalities and i ...
, Mexico. It was first described as ''Longistriata musculi'' by Dikmans in 1935, but transferred to ''Hassalstrongylus'' in 1971 and 1972 by Marie-Claude Durette-Desset. She later renamed the material she had used to describe ''H. musculi'' in 1972 as ''
H. forresteri''. The females cannot be distinguished from those of the other species in the marsh rice rat, ''H. forresteri'' and ''
H. lichtenfelsi''.
[Kinsella, 1988, table 1]
See also
*
List of parasites of the marsh rice rat
A variety of parasites have been recorded from the marsh rice rat (''Oryzomys palustris''), a semiaquatic rodent found in the eastern and southern United States, north to New Jersey
New Jersey is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeaste ...
References
Literature cited
*Diaw, O.T. 1976
Contribution a l'etude de nematodes Trichostrongyloidea parasites de xenarthre, marsupiaux et rongeurs neotropicaux Bulletin de la Muséum National de la Histoire Naturel de Paris (Zoologie) 282:1065–1089.
*Durette-Desset, M.-C. 1974. Nippostrongylinae (Nematoda: Heligmosomidae) nearctiques. Annales Parasit. hum. comp. 49(4):435–450.
*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.
*Underwood, H.T., Owen, J.G. and Engstrom, M.D. 1986
Endohelminths of three species of ''Oryzomys'' (Rodentia: Cricetidae) from San Luis Potosi, Mexico(subscription required). The Southwestern Naturalist 31(3):410–411.
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Nematodes described in 1935
Parasitic nematodes of mammals
Parasites of rodents
Heligmonellidae