Rhabditis rainai n. sp. (Nematoda: Rhabditida) associated with the Formosan subterranean termite, Coptotermes formosanus (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae)

Nematology

Volumn 7, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 863-879

  Carta, Lynn K ^a   Osbrink, Weste ^b  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b SOUTHERN REGIONAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Description; Facultative parasite; Invasive species; Morphology; Morphometrics; Oscheius; Rhabditis adenobia; Rhabditis blumi; Rhabditis silvatica; SEM; Taxonomy

Indexed keywords

CONSPECIFIC; HERMAPHRODITE; MORPHOLOGY; NEW GENUS; NEW SPECIES; TAXONOMY; TERMITE; ZOOGEOGRAPHY;

FIJI; LOUISIANA; NEW ORLEANS; SOUTHEAST ASIA; UNITED STATES;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); COPTOTERMES FORMOSANUS; ISOPTERA; NEMATODA; OSCHEIUS; RHABDITIDA; RHABDITIDAE; RHABDITIS; RHABDITIS BLUMI; RHINOTERMITIDAE;

EID: 85091672169     PISSN: 13885545     EISSN: 15685411     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156854105776186299     Document Type: Article

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