''Odilia'' is a
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...
of
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 ...
worms established by Marie-Claude Durette-Desset in 1973
[ ] that infect mostly
murid rodents of the Australasian region (species of ''
Melomys
''Melomys'' is a genus of rodents in the family Muridae. Members of this genus live in the wet habitats of northern Australia ( Far North Queensland), New Guinea, Torres Strait Islands and islands of the Indonesian archipelago.
Species
The ge ...
'', ''
Rattus'' and ''
Uromys'' from mainland Australia and
Tasmania.
[ ]
Species include:
*''
Odilia brachybursa''
(Mawson, 1961) (Host: ''
Melomys
''Melomys'' is a genus of rodents in the family Muridae. Members of this genus live in the wet habitats of northern Australia ( Far North Queensland), New Guinea, Torres Strait Islands and islands of the Indonesian archipelago.
Species
The ge ...
'', Australia)
*''
Odilia emanuelae''
(Mawson, 1961) (Host: ''
Rattus'', Australia)
*''
Odilia mackerrasae
Odile of Alsace, also known as Odilia and Ottilia, born c. 662 - c. 720 at Mont Sainte-Odile), is a saint venerated in the Catholic Church and the Eastern Orthodox Church. She is a patroness saint of good eyesight and of the region of Alsace.
...
''
(Mawson, 1961) (Host: ''
Melomys
''Melomys'' is a genus of rodents in the family Muridae. Members of this genus live in the wet habitats of northern Australia ( Far North Queensland), New Guinea, Torres Strait Islands and islands of the Indonesian archipelago.
Species
The ge ...
'', ''
Uromys'', Australia) – type species
*''
Odilia melomyos''
(Mawson, 1961) (Host: ''
Melomys
''Melomys'' is a genus of rodents in the family Muridae. Members of this genus live in the wet habitats of northern Australia ( Far North Queensland), New Guinea, Torres Strait Islands and islands of the Indonesian archipelago.
Species
The ge ...
'', ''
Uromys'', Australia)
*''
Odilia tasmaniensis''
Gibbons & Spratt, 1995 (Host: ''
Rattus'', Tasmania)
References
Heligmonellidae
Rhabditida genera
Parasitic nematodes of mammals
Parasites of rodents
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