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Physaloptera
Physaloptera is a genus of parasitic nematodes in the family Physalopteridae. Species include:
- Physaloptera dilatata
- Physaloptera dispar
- Physaloptera hispida
- Physaloptera losseni
- Physaloptera maxillaris
- Physaloptera murisbrasiliensis
- Physaloptera ngoci
- Physaloptera preputialis
- Physaloptera retusa
Undescribed or unidentified species have been found on the hispid cotton rat (Sigmodon hispidus) in the southern United States, the marsh rice rat (Oryzomys palustris) in Florida, and Leontopithecus rosalia, Physalaemus soaresi, Cacajao calvus, and Lagothrix lagotricha in Brazil.