Neodiplostomum craterum

Neodiplostomum craterum is a fluke that infects Virginia opossums (Didelphis virginiana), American minks (Neogale vison), and marsh rice rats (Oryzomys palustris) in North America.[2] In a study in Florida, F. lucida was the only fluke of the marsh rice rat (among 21 species recorded) that occurred in both the freshwater marsh at Paynes Prairie Preserve State Park and the saltwater marsh at Cedar Key.[3] At the former locality, it infected 11% of rice rats and the number of worms per infected rat ranged from 1 to 65, averaging 17. At Cedar Key, 67% of rice rats were infected and the number of worms per infected rat ranged from 1 to 1975, averaging 143.[4]

Neodiplostomum craterum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Platyhelminthes
Class: Trematoda
Order: Diplostomida
Family: Diplostomidae
Genus: Neodiplostomum
Species:
N. craterum
Binomial name
Neodiplostomum craterum
(Barker & Noll in Barker, 1915) Pearson, 1961
Synonyms[1]
  • Fibricola cratera (Barker & Noll in Barker, 1915) Dubois, 1932
  • Fibricola laruei Miller, 1940
  • Fibricola lucida (La Rue & Bosma, 1927) Dubois & Rausch, 1950
  • Hemistomum craterum Barker & Noll in Barker, 1915
  • Neodiplostomum cratera (Barker & Noll in Barker, 1915) Achatz, Pulis, Woodyard, Rosser, Martens, Weinstein, Fecchio, McAllister, Bonilla & Tkach, 2022
  • Neodiplostomum lucidum La Rue & Bosma, 1927

See also

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References

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  1. ^ WoRMS (2024). Neodiplostomum craterum (Barker & Noll in Barker, 1915) Pearson, 1961. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1572581 on 2024-07-02
  2. ^ Kontrimavichus, 1985, p. 80; Kinsella, 1988, table 1
  3. ^ Kinsella, 1988, p. 277
  4. ^ Kinsella, 1988, table 1

Literature cited

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  • 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.
  • Kontrimavichus, V.L. 1985. Helminths of mustelids and trends in their evolution. Amerind Publishing Company, 607 pp.