Specimen #34658
| Entry Number | 34658 |
|---|---|
| Nematode Genus | Steinernema |
| Nematode Species | weiseri |
| Host Genus | Malus |
| Host Species | sp. |
| Common Name | Apple tree |
| Country | Czech Republic |
| City/Locale | Roadside at the village of Kaliste near Ceske Budejovice, Czech Republic |
| Collector | via D. Sturhan via Andrea Skantar |
| Date Collected | 1999, Mar |
| Date Received | 2002 Jun 18 |
| Determined By | Zafar A. Handoo |
| Taxon Author | Z. Mracek, D. Sturhan & A. Reid |
| Disposition of Sample | Specimens to USDANC (Type) |
| Nematodes In | Soil |
| Total Samples | 12 slides |
| Slide Number | T-5059p, T-5060p (Paratypes) |
| Reference | Systematic Parasitology (2003) 56 (1): 37-47. |
| Remarks | Note: The type population was recovered by using Galleria mellonella larvae as bait from a soil sample under an apple tree where an hibernating aggregation of sciarid fly larvae was found. The natural host is unknown. |