Odilia is a genus of nematode worms established by Marie-Claude Durette-Desset in 1973 that infect mostly murid rodents of the Australasian region (species of Melomys, Rattus and Uromys from mainland Australia and Tasmania.
Species include:
- Odilia brachybursa <small>(Mawson, 1961)</small> (Host: Melomys, Australia)
- Odilia emanuelae <small>(Mawson, 1961)</small> (Host: Rattus, Australia)
- Odilia mackerrasae <small>(Mawson, 1961)</small> (Host: Melomys, Uromys, Australia) â type species
- Odilia melomyos <small>(Mawson, 1961)</small> (Host: Melomys, Uromys, Australia)
- Odilia tasmaniensis <small>Gibbons & Spratt, 1995</small> (Host: Rattus, Tasmania)
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