''Monodontus'' is a genus of

parasitic Parasitism is a close relationship between species, where one organism, the parasite, lives on or inside another organism, the host, causing it some harm, and is adapted structurally to this way of life. The entomologist E. O. Wilson has c ...

nematode The nematodes ( or grc-gre, Νηματώδη; la, Nematoda) or roundworms constitute the phylum Nematoda (also called Nemathelminthes), with plant-Parasitism, parasitic nematodes also known as eelworms. They are a diverse animal phylum inhab ...

s in the subfamily Bunostominae of family

Ancylostomatidae The Ancylostomatidae are a family of worms that includes the hookworms. Genera of Ancylostomatidae * '' Agriostomum'' * ''Ancylostoma'' * ''Bunostomum ''Bunostomum'' is a genus of nematodes of the small intestine of ruminants and camelids. ...

. Most of its species occur in

rodent Rodents (from Latin , 'to gnaw') are mammals of the order Rodentia (), which are characterized by a single pair of continuously growing incisors in each of the upper and lower jaws. About 40% of all mammal species are rodents. They are na ...

s and suids, but '' Monodontus louisianensis'' is from the

white-tailed deer The white-tailed deer (''Odocoileus virginianus''), also known as the whitetail or Virginia deer, is a medium-sized deer native to North America, Central America, and South America as far south as Peru and Bolivia. It has also been introduced t ...

(''Odocoileus virginianus'') and '' Monodontus giraffae'' from the

giraffe The giraffe is a large African hoofed mammal belonging to the genus ''Giraffa''. It is the tallest living terrestrial animal and the largest ruminant on Earth. Traditionally, giraffes were thought to be one species, ''Giraffa camelopardalis ...

(''Giraffa camelopardalis''). An unspecified ''Monodontus'' has been recorded from 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'') in Florida.

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q6901555 Ancylostomatidae Rhabditida genera Parasitic nematodes of mammals Parasites of rodents

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