''Syphacia oryzomyos'' 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 ...
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'') in
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 ...
. A similar species of ''
Syphacia
''Syphacia'' is a genus of nematodes belonging to the family Oxyuridae.
The genus has cosmopolitan distribution.
Species:
*''Syphacia agraria''
*''Syphacia arvicolae''
*''Syphacia carlitosi''
*'' Syphacia dewiae''
*'' Syphacia emileromani'' ...
'' has been recorded from the
rice rats ''
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
''Handleyomys melanotis'', also known as the black-eared oryzomysMusser and Carleton, 2005 or black-eared rice rat, is a species of rodent in the genus ''Handleyomys'' of family Cricetidae. It is found in coastal lowland forest in western Mexico
...
'' 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 ...
, but because only females were found, this worm could not be identified to species.
[Underwood et al., 1986]
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
*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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Oxyurida
Nematodes described in 1972
Parasites of rodents