Monodontus

Monodontus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Nematoda
Class:	Chromadorea
Order:	Rhabditida
Family:	Ancylostomatidae
Genus:	Monodontus
Species
See text.

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]

See also

• List of parasites of the marsh rice rat

References

1. ^ Chitwood and Jordan, 1965
2. ^ Kinsella, 1988, table 1

Literature cited

• Chitwood, M.B. and 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 (subscription required). The Journal of Parasitology 51(6):942–944.
• 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.