Mastophorus muris

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Mastophorus muris is a parasitic roundworm (nematode) in the genus Mastophorus. It infects several rodents, including the marsh rice rat (Oryzomys palustris), the hispid cotton rat (Sigmodon hispidus), and the singing vole (Microtus miurus).

Taxonomy:
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Nematoda
- Class: Chromadorea
- Order: Rhabditida
- Family: Spirocercidae
- Genus: Mastophorus
- Species: M. muris
- Binomial name: Mastophorus muris (Gmelin, 1790)
- Synonym: Ascaris muris Gmelin, 1790