Orthostrongylus		Contents		Rev 01/17/2024
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Classification:

Chromadorea

  Rhabditia

    Rhabditida

      Strongyloidea

        Protostrongylidae

Type species of the genus: Orthostrongylus macrotis (Dickman, 1931) Dougherty & Goble, 1946

Dougherty and Goble (1946) erected the genus Orthostrongylus for Protostrongylus macrotis Dikmans, 1931 which they considered to have aberrant features not found in typical species of Protostrongulus.

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Morphology and Anatomy:

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Distribution:

Type species (O. macrotis) described from Rocky Mountain mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus).

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Feeding:

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Biology and Ecology:

Larvae of  Orthostrongylus sp., probably O. macrotis, have been isolated from feces of reindeer (Rangifer tarandus) in Russia.  Orthostrongylus macrotis  is reported by various authores from moose (Alces alces), mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus), Columbia black-tailed deer (O. h. columbianus), and elk, or wapiti (Cervus canadensis) (Loginova et al., 2023).

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Life Cycle:

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Ecosystem Functions and Services:

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Management:

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References:

Dougherty, E.C., Goble, F.C.  1946. The Genus Protostrongylus Kamenskii, 1905 (Nematoda: Metastrongylidae), and Its Relatives: Preliminary Note. J. Parasitol. 32:7-16.

Loginova, O.A., Kolpashchikov, L.A. Spiridonov, S.E. 2023. First report of OPrthostrongylus sp. (Nematodea: Protostrongylidae) in wild reindeer (Rangifer tarandus) from Taimyr, Russia: Nearctic parasites in a Palearctic host. Helminthology 122:685-689.

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Revised: January 17, 2024.

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