Rarely reported, widely distributed, and unexpectedly diverse: molecular characterization of mermithid nematodes (Nematoda: Mermithidae) infecting bumble bees (Hymenoptera: Apidae: Bombus) in the USA
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DOI: 10.1017/s0031182018000410
Abstract: Abstract Mermithid nematodes (Nematoda: Mermithida: Mermithidae) parasitize a wide range of both terrestrial and aquatic invertebrate hosts, yet are recorded in bumble bees (Insecta: Hymenoptera: Apidae: Bombus) only six times historically. Little is known about… read more here.
Keywords: apidae bombus; hymenoptera apidae; nematodes nematoda; mermithid nematodes ... See more keywords