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Specimen #21745

Specimen record details
Entry Number 21745
Nematode Genus Not a nematode
Nematode Species (Nematomorpha: Paragordius sp.)
Country USA
State Michigan
City/Locale Wayne County
Collector Chris Anaya via Rich Porter (APHIS, Detroit, Michigan)
Date Collected 1999 Oct 09
Date Received 1999 Oct 18
Determined By Zafar A. Handoo, Patricia A. Pilitt
Disposition of Sample Specimens to USDANC (General)
Nematodes In Water (pond, mud)
Sample Number 99-RDP-OOZ
Total Samples 1
Vial Number G-5153f (1 male)
Remarks Nematomorphs: adults are free-living, juveniles parasitic in arthropods such as crickets and grasshoppers. This specimen was found free-swimming. Identifed by Pat Pilitt of the National Parasite Collection, 1999 Oct 21.