Geomydoecus oregonus
| Geomydoecus oregonus | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Psocodea |
| Infraorder: | Phthiraptera |
| Family: | Trichodectidae |
| Genus: | Geomydoecus |
| Subgenus: | Geomydoecus |
| Species: | G. oregonus
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| Binomial name | |
| Geomydoecus oregonus Price & Emerson, 1971
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Geomydoecus oregonus is a species of louse in the family Trichodectidae.[1] It is known to affect the Camas pocket gopher (Thomomys bulbivorus).[2][3] This species is only known to inhabit Oregon, the same area as its host species.[4]
References
- ^ "Geomydoecus (Geomydoecus) oregonus Price & Emerson, 1971". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000: Leiden, the Netherlands. Retrieved 6 February 2026.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Emerson, K. C.; Chris Maser; John O. Whitaker, Jr. (1984). "Lice (Mallophaga and Anoplura) from mammals of Oregon". Northwest Science. 58 (2): 153–161. hdl:2376/1870.
- ^ Rust, R. W. (1974). "The population dynamics and host utilization of Geomydoecus oregonus, a parasite of Thomomys bottae". Oecologia. 15 (3): 287–304. Bibcode:1974Oecol..15..287R. doi:10.1007/BF00345184. ISSN 0029-8549. PMID 28308553.