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Monodontus

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Monodontus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Nematoda
Class: Chromadorea
Order: Rhabditida
Family: Ancylostomatidae
Genus: Monodontus
Molin, 1861
Species

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Monodontus is a genus of parasitic nematodes in the subfamily Bunostominae of family Ancylostomatidae. Most of its species occur in rodents and suids, but Monodontus louisianensis is from the white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) and Monodontus giraffae from the giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis).[1] An unspecified Monodontus has been recorded from the marsh rice rat (Oryzomys palustris) in Florida.[2]

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References

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  1. ^ Chitwood, M.B.; Jordan, H.E. (1965). "Monodontus louisianensis sp. n. (Nematoda: Ancylostomatidae) a hookworm from the white-tailed deer, Odocoileus virginianus (Zimmermann), and a key to the species of Monodontus". The Journal of Parasitology. 51 (6): 942–4. doi:10.2307/3275877. JSTOR 3275877. PMID 5892127.
  2. ^ Kinsella, J.M. (1988). "Comparison of helminths of rice rats, Oryzomys palustris, from freshwater and saltwater marshes in Florida" (PDF). Proceedings of the Helminthological Society of Washington. 55 (2): 275–280 See table 1. ISSN 0018-0130.[dead link]