Geomydoecus oregonus is a species of louse known to affect the Camas pocket gopher (Thomomys bulbivorus).[1][2] This species is only known to inhabit Oregon, the same area as its host species.[3]
| Geomydoecus oregonus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Psocodea |
| Family: | Trichodectidae |
| Genus: | Geomydoecus |
| Subgenus: | Geomydoecus |
| Species: | G. oregonus
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| Binomial name | |
| Geomydoecus oregonus Price & Emerson, 1971
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References
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ "Lice (Mallophaga and anoplura from mammals of Oregon" (PDF). Retrieved 20 November 2014.
- ^ 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.