Capillaria gastrica explained

Capillaria gastrica is a parasitic nematode in the genus Capillaria. Among the known host species are the marsh rice rat (Oryzomys palustris)^[1] and deermouse (Peromyscus maniculatus).^[2]

See also

• List of parasites of the marsh rice rat

Literature cited

• 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.
• Pulido-Flores, G., Moreno-Flores, S. and Monks, S. 2005. Helminths of rodents (Rodentia: Muridae) from Metztitlán, San Cristóbal, and Rancho Santa Elena, Hidalgo, Mexico (subscription required). Comparative Parasitology 72(2):186–192.

Notes and References

1. Kinsella, 1988, table 1
2. Pulido-Flores et al., 2005, p. 191