Monodontus

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]

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

See also

• List of parasites of the marsh rice rat

References

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]}