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Specimen #23427

Specimen record details
Entry Number 23427
Nematode Genus Mesocriconema
Nematode Species curvatum
Host Genus Heliconia
Host Species sp.
Country Costa Rica
City/Locale Destination: New Jersey
Collector Richard G. Karstrom (APHIS)
Date Collected 2001 April 09
Date Received 2001 April 11
Determined By Zafar A. Handoo
Disposition of Sample Specimens to USDANC (General)
Nematodes In Soil
Other Nematodes Doryllium spp., Helicotylenchus exallus (on slide: G-12459), Meloidogyne sp. (juveniles*), Tylenchus sp., Xiphinema sp. (1 juvenile), Dorylaimid group & Rhabditid group
Sample Number Houston 062352
Total Samples 1
Slide Number G-12460
Vial Number G-5318f
Remarks *Need infected roots with galls to recover females for species identification.