Odhneria odhneri

Odhneria odhneri
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Platyhelminthes
Class:	Trematoda
Order:	Plagiorchiida
Family:	Microphallidae
Genus:	Odhneria
Species:	O. odhneri
Binomial name
Odhneria odhneri Travassos, 1921
Synonyms[1]
Maritremoides raminellae Dery, 1958 Pseudospelotrema charadii Cable et al., 1960 Odhneria limnodromii Schall, 1967

Odhneria odhneri is a digenean parasite in the genus Odhneria of family Microphallidae. It infects several species of shorebirds, including the willet (Tringa semipalmata),^[1] as well as the marsh rice rat (Oryzomys palustris).^[2]

See also

• List of parasites of the marsh rice rat

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Sinclair, 1979, p. 980
2. ^ Kinsella, 1988, table 1

Literature cited

• 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.
• Sinclair, N.R. 1971. A reviewal of Odhneria odhneri Travassos, 1921 (Trematoda: Microphallidae) (subscription required). The Journal of Parasitology 57(5):980–982.