Oryzomysia oryzomys

Oryzomysia oryzomys is a parasitic mite in the genus Oryzomysia of the family Atopomelidae.[1] It has been found on the marsh rice rat (Oryzomys palustris) in Georgia.[2] It was formerly known as Chirodiscoides oryzomys in the family Listrophoridae, but was later transferred to the atopomelid genus Oryzomysia.[1]

Oryzomysia oryzomys
Scientific classification
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Genus:
Oryzomysia
Species:
O. oryzomys
Binomial name
Oryzomysia oryzomys
(Radford, 1954)
Synonyms
  • Chirodiscoides oryzomys

See also

References

  1. Whitaker et al., 2007, p. 5
  2. Whitaker and Wilson, 1974, p. 11

Literature cited

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