Formicitylenchus oregonensis n. g., n. sp. (Allantonematidae: Nematoda), the first tylenchid parasite of ants, with a review of nematodes described from ants

Systematic Parasitology

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 69-76

  Poinar Jr , George ^a  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDOMEN; ANIMALS; ANTS; FEMALE; MALE; NEMATODA; OREGON;

ALLANTONEMATIDAE; CAMPONOTUS; CAMPONOTUS VICINUS; COLEOPTERA; FORMICIDAE; INSECTA; NEMATODA; TYLENCHIDA;

EID: 0141565134     PISSN: 01655752     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1025583303428     Document Type: Article

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