Citellina
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Citellina is a worm genus
within the Oxyuridae
family. Species of this genus typically parasitise marmots and ground squirrels of holarctic distribution. It was initially defined by Prendel in 1928, with the type species Citellina dispar
Citellina triradiata has been recovered from the Spotted Ground Squirrel
(Xerospermophilus spilosoma), and Citellina undulata is described from the Long-tailed Ground Squirrel
(Urocitellus undulatus).
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
within the Oxyuridae
Oxyuridae
Oxyuridae is an family of nematode worms of the class secernentea. It consists of eight genera, one of which contains the human pinworm ....
family. Species of this genus typically parasitise marmots and ground squirrels of holarctic distribution. It was initially defined by Prendel in 1928, with the type species Citellina dispar
Citellina triradiata has been recovered from the Spotted Ground Squirrel
Spotted Ground Squirrel
The spotted ground squirrel is a species of rodent in the Sciuridae family. It is found in Mexico and the United States....
(Xerospermophilus spilosoma), and Citellina undulata is described from the Long-tailed Ground Squirrel
Long-tailed Ground Squirrel
The long-tailed ground squirrel or Eversmann's souslik is a species of rodent in the squirrel family Sciuridae. It is found in China, Kazakhstan, Mongolia, and Russia.-Description:...
(Urocitellus undulatus).