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Specimen #4364

Specimen record details
Entry Number 4364
Nematode Genus Merlinius
Nematode Species brevidens *
Host Genus Zea
Host Species mays
Common Name Corn
Country Colombia
City/Locale Mosquera, Cundinamarca
Collector via Rodolfo Barriga Olivares
Date Received 1983 Apr 15
Determined By A. Morgan Golden
Disposition of Sample Specimens to USDANC (General)
Nematodes In Soil
Sample Number Vial 7; 8th recieved.
Total Samples 1 of 9
Slide Number G-7686 (3 females)
Remarks * Only 3 specimens (one lost in transfer). Large dierids present, labial framework heavily sclerotized, raised vulva, long oesophageal bulbs. Not n. sp. as originally thought.