Listrophorus is a genus of parasitic mites in the family Listrophoridae. North American species with their hosts include:[2]

Listrophorus
Listrophorus leuckarti
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Sarcoptiformes
Family: Listrophoridae
Genus: Listrophorus
Pagenstecher, 1861
Species[1]

An unidentified species has been recorded on the marsh rice rat (Oryzomys palustris) in Georgia.[3]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ IRMNG (2021). Listrophorus Pagenstecher, 1861. Accessed at: https://www.irmng.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1052051 on 8 July 2024
  2. ^ Whitaker and Wilson, 1974, p. 11; Whitaker et al., 2007, pp. 23–24
  3. ^ Morlan, 1952, table 2

Literature cited

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  • Morlan, Harvey B. (1952). "Host Relationships and Seasonal Abundance of Some Southwest Georgia Southwest Georgia Ectoparasites". The American Midland Naturalist. 48 (1): 74–93. doi:10.2307/2422133. JSTOR 2422133. Retrieved 8 July 2024 – via JSTOR.
  • Whitaker, John O.; Wilson, Nixon (1974). "Host and Distribution Lists of Mites (Acari), Parasitic and Phoretic, in the Hair of Wild Mammals of North America, North of Mexico". The American Midland Naturalist. 91 (1): 1–67. doi:10.2307/2424511. JSTOR 2424511.
  • Whitaker, John; Walters, Brianne; Castor, Linda; Ritzi, Christopher; Wilson, Nixon (24 July 2007). "HOST AND DISTRIBUTION LISTS OF MITES (ACARI), PARASITIC AND PHORETIC, IN THE HAIR OR ON THE SKIN OF NORTH AMERICAN WILD MAMMALS NORTH OF MEXICO: RECORDS SINCE 1974". Harold W. Manter Laboratory of Parasitology: Faculty and Staff Publications. Retrieved 8 July 2024.