Geomydoecus oregonus

Geomydoecus oregonus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Psocodea
Infraorder: Phthiraptera
Family: Trichodectidae
Genus: Geomydoecus
Subgenus: Geomydoecus
Species:
G. oregonus
Binomial name
Geomydoecus oregonus
Price & Emerson, 1971

Geomydoecus oregonus is a species of louse in the family Trichodectidae. It is known to affect the Camas pocket gopher (Thomomys bulbivorus). This species is only known to inhabit Oregon, the same area as its host species.

References

  1. ↑ "Geomydoecus (Geomydoecus) oregonus Price & Emerson, 1971". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000: Leiden, the Netherlands. Retrieved 6 February 2026.
  2. ↑ 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.
  3. ↑ 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.
  4. ↑ 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.