Howardula neocosmis sp.n. parasitizing North American Drosophila (Diptera: Drosophilidae) with a listing of the species of Howardula Cobb, 1921 (Tylenchida: Allantonematidae)

Fundamental and Applied Nematology

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 547-552

  Poinar Jr , George O ^a   Jaenike, John ^b   Shoemaker, DeWayne D ^b  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Allantonematidae; Drosophila; Howardula neocosmis sp. n.; Insect nematode; Parasitism

Indexed keywords

DROSOPHILA; DROSOPHILA ACUTILABELLA; DROSOPHILA SUBOCCIDENTALIS; HOWARDULA NEOCOSMIS;

EID: 0032169312     PISSN: 11645571     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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