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Specimen #11030

Specimen record details
Entry Number 11030
Nematode Genus Hydromermis
Nematode Species pseudocontorta
Host Genus Chironomus
Host Species sp. (s. str.)
Common Name Midge
Country USA
State Minnesota
City/Locale Long Lake,Clearwater Co. (47 17'N, 95 18'W)
Collector via A. A. Johnson
Date Collected 1997 Jun
Date Received 1997 Aug 25
Determined By Zafar A. Handoo
Taxon Author Arthur A. Johnson & Maurice G. Kleve
Disposition of Sample Specimens to USDANC (General)
Nematodes In Insect (homocoel of 4th instar larvae)
Total Samples 1
Vial Number T-27t (Holotype male & Allotype female), T-388p & T-389p (Paratypes)
Reference Journal of Parasitology (1999) 85 (1): 105-109.
Remarks Note: Specimens in vials fixed in TAF & stored in 2 parts glycerol to 3 parts 70% EtOH. To view specimens, pour contents in a small, lint free finger bowl. To mount on slides, allow some of solution to evaporate overnight.