Dispersion of nematodes (Rhabditida) in the guts of slugs and snails

A survey was carried out to find non-parasitic nematodes associated with slugs and snails in order to elucidate the initial phase of endophoresis and necromeny in gastropods. 78 % of the specimens of the 12 terrestrial gastropod species surveyed carried nematodes. A total of 23 nematode species were...

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Main Author: Walter Sudhaus
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Senckenberg Gesellschaft für Naturforschung 2018-12-01
Series:Soil Organisms
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Online Access:http://www.soil-organisms.org/index.php/SO/article/view/55