Steinernema ichnusae sp. n. (Nematoda: Steinernematidae) a new entomopathogenic nematode from Sardinia Island (Italy)

Journal of Invertebrate Pathology

Volumn 99, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 173-185

  Tarasco, Eustachio ^a   Mráček, Zdenek ^b   Nguyen, Khuong B ^c   Triggiani, Oreste ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

^b INSTITUTE OF ENTOMOLOGY   (Czech Republic)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

28S rDNA sequence; Entomopathogenic nematode; Molecular taxonomy; New species; Phylogeny; rDNA ITS sequence; Sardinia; Steinernema ichnusae sp. n.

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; GENETICS; HISTOLOGY; ITALY; MALE; NEMATODE; PHYLOGENY;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; ITALY; MALE; PHYLOGENY; RHABDITIDA;

NEMATODA; STEINERNEMA; STEINERNEMA FELTIAE; STEINERNEMA KRAUSSEI; STEINERNEMA OREGONENSE; STEINERNEMA WEISERI; STEINERNEMATIDAE;

EID: 52049094108     PISSN: 00222011     EISSN: 10960805     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jip.2008.05.001     Document Type: Article

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