Oryzomysia oryzomys
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| Oryzomysia oryzomys | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Sarcoptiformes |
| Family: | Atopomelidae |
| Genus: | Oryzomysia |
| Species: | O. oryzomys |
| Binomial name | |
| Oryzomysia oryzomys (Radford, 1954) | |
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Oryzomysia oryzomys is a parasitic mite in the genus Oryzomysia of the family Atopomelidae.[1] It has been found on the marsh rice rat (Oryzomys palustris) in Georgia.[3] It was formerly known as Chirodiscoides oryzomys in the family Listrophoridae, but was later transferred to the atopomelid genus Oryzomysia.[1]