''Prolistrophorus bakeri'' is a parasitic mite in the genus ''
Prolistrophorus''. Together with the Argentine ''
P. hirstianus'', it forms the subgenus ''
Beprolistrophorus''. ''P. bakeri'' has been found on the
hispid cotton rat
The hispid cotton rat (''Sigmodon hispidus'') is a rodent species long thought to occur in parts of South America, Central America, and southern North America. However, recent taxonomic revisions, based on mitochondrial DNA sequence data, have ...
(''Sigmodon hispidus''),
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
cotton mouse
The cotton mouse (''Peromyscus gossypinus'') is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae found in the woodlands of the US South.
Description
Adults are about long, with a tail around , and weigh 34-51 g. Its general appearance is very si ...
(''Peromyscus gossypinus'') in
Georgia,
South Carolina
)''Animis opibusque parati'' ( for, , Latin, Prepared in mind and resources, links=no)
, anthem = " Carolina";" South Carolina On My Mind"
, Former = Province of South Carolina
, seat = Columbia
, LargestCity = Charleston
, LargestMetro = ...
,
Texas
Texas (, ; Spanish language, Spanish: ''Texas'', ''Tejas'') is a state in the South Central United States, South Central region of the United States. At 268,596 square miles (695,662 km2), and with more than 29.1 million residents in 2 ...
, and
Florida
Florida is a state located in the Southeastern region of the United States. Florida is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the northwest by Alabama, to the north by Georgia, to the east by the Bahamas and Atlantic Ocean, and to ...
and on ''
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 ...
'' in
Colima. It was formerly placed in the genus ''
Listrophorus
''Listrophorus'' is a genus of parasitic mites in the family Listrophoridae. North American species with their hosts include:
*'' Listrophorus americanus'' – muskrat (''Ondatra zibethicus'')
*'' Listrophorus caudatus'' – round-tailed muskra ...
''.
[Whitaker et al., 2007, p. 21]
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
*Estébanes-González, M.L., Sánchez-Hernández, C., Romero-Almaraz, M. de L. and Schnell, G.D. 2011
Ácaros parásitos de roedores de Playa de Oro, Colima, México Acta Zoológica Mexicana 27(1):169–176.
*Fain, A. and Lukoschus, F.S. 1984
New observations on the genus ''Prolistrophorus'' Fain, 1970 (Acari: Astigmata: Listrophoridae)(subscription required). Systematic Parasitology 6:161–185.
*Whitaker, J.O. and Wilson, N. 1974
Host and distribution lists of mites (Acari), parasitic and phoretic, in the hair of wild mammals of North America, north of Mexico(subscription required). American Midland Naturalist 91(1):1–67.
*Whitaker, J.O., Walters, B.L., Castor, L.K., Ritzi, C.M. and Wilson, N. 2007
Host and distribution lists of mites (Acari), parasitic and phoretic, in the hair or on the skin of North American wild mammals north of Mexico: records since 1974 Faculty Publications from the Harold W. Manter Laboratory of Parasitology, University of Nebraska, Lincoln 1:1–173.
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Sarcoptiformes
Arachnids of North America