''Trichostrongylus affinis'' is a species of parasitic nematode in the genus ''

Trichostrongylus ''Trichostrongylus'' species are nematodes (round worms), which are ubiquitous among herbivores worldwide, including cattle, sheep, donkeys, goats, deer, and rabbits.Garcia LS, editor. Diagnostic Medical Parasitology. 5 ed. Washington, DC: ASM P ...

''. It primarily infects

cottontail Cottontail rabbits are the leporid species in the genus ''Sylvilagus'', found in the Americas. Most ''Sylvilagus'' species have stub tails with white undersides that show when they retreat, giving them their characteristic name. However, this ...

s (''Sylvilagus''), but has also been found in the

hispid cotton rat The hispid cotton rat (''Sigmodon hispidus'') is a rodent species long thought to occur in parts of South America, Central America, and southern North America. However, recent taxonomic revisions, based on mitochondrial DNA sequence data, ha ...

(''Sigmodon hispidus'') and the

marsh rice rat The marsh rice rat (''Oryzomys palustris'') is a semiaquatic North American rodent in the family Cricetidae. It usually occurs in wetland habitats, such as swamps and salt marshes. It is found mostly in the eastern and southern United States, fr ...

(''Oryzomys palustris'').Kinsella, 1988, table 1

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*Kinsella, J.M. 1974
Comparison of helminth parasites of the cotton rat, ''Sigmodon hispidus'', from several habitats in Florida
''American Museum Novitates'' 2540:1–12. *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. {{Taxonbar, from=Q7841044 Nematodes described in 1924 Trichostrongylidae Parasites of rodents

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