Geomydoecus oregonus is a species of louse known to affect the Camas pocket gopher (Thomomys bulbivorus).[1][2] This species is only known to inhabit Oregon, the same area as its host species.[3]

Geomydoecus oregonus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Psocodea
Family: Trichodectidae
Genus: Geomydoecus
Subgenus: Geomydoecus
Species:
G. oregonus
Binomial name
Geomydoecus oregonus
Price & Emerson, 1971

References

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  1. ^ Verts, B. J.; Carraway, Leslie N. (27 February 1987). "Thomomys bulbivorous" (PDF). Mammalian Species (273): 1–4. doi:10.2307/3504014. JSTOR 3504014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 November 2014. Retrieved 20 November 2014.
  2. ^ "Lice (Mallophaga and anoplura from mammals of Oregon" (PDF). Retrieved 20 November 2014.
  3. ^ Rust, R. W. (1974). "The population dynamics and host utilization of Geomydoecus oregonus, a parasite of Thomomys bottae". Oecologia. 15 (3): 287–304. doi:10.1007/BF00345184. ISSN 0029-8549.