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