Physaloptera hispida
Species of roundworm
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Physaloptera hispida is a parasitic nematode in the genus Physaloptera. It has been found on the marsh rice rat (Oryzomys palustris), hispid cotton rat (Sigmodon hispidus), Florida mouse (Podomys floridanus), cotton mouse (Peromyscus gossypinus), and oldfield mouse (Peromyscus polionotus) in Florida.[1]
| Physaloptera hispida | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Nematoda |
| Class: | Chromadorea |
| Order: | Rhabditida |
| Family: | Physalopteridae |
| Genus: | Physaloptera |
| Species: | P. hispida |
| Binomial name | |
| Physaloptera hispida Schell, 1952[Note 1] | |
See also
Notes
- Kinsella, 1988, table 1. Kinsella (1974, p. 9) gives 1950.