Orthosomella lambdinae n. sp. (Microsporida: Unikaryonidae) from the spring hemlock looper, Lambdina athasaria (Lepidoptera: Geometridae)

Journal of Invertebrate Pathology

Volumn 67, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 169-177

  Andreadis, Theodore G ^a   Maier, Chris T ^a   Lemmon, Carol R ^a  

^a The Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station   (United States)

Author keywords

Field prevalence; Lambdina athasaria; Microsporidia; Morphology; Orthosomella lambdinae; Spring hemlock looper; Taxomony; Ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CONIUM; CONIUM MACULATUM; GEOMETRIDAE; LAMBDINA ATHASARIA; LAMBDINA FISCELLARIA; LEPIDOPTERA; MICROSPORIDIA; MICROSPORIDIUM; MICROSPORUM; ORTHOSOMELLA; UNIKARYONIDAE;

EID: 0040522918     PISSN: 00222011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jipa.1996.0025     Document Type: Article

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