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Specimen #35660

Specimen record details
Entry Number 35660
Nematode Genus Octomyomermis
Nematode Species muspratti
Host Genus Aedes
Host Species vexans
Common Name Mosquito
Country Zambia
Collector via Arthur A. Johnson
Date Collected 2007 Feb 18
Date Received 2007 Feb 23
Determined By Zafar A. Handoo
Taxon Author James J. Petersen
Disposition of Sample Specimens to USDANC (Type)
Nematodes In Insect
Slide Number T-5522p
Reference Journal of Inverterate Pathology (1977) 30(2):155-159
Remarks Note: Postparasitic male. Poor anterior end. Total specimen fine. Spicule straight as described by the original authors. Good picture of larval spine. Over 15mm long - twice the average length. (as per A.A. Johnson, Arkansas 2-18-07)