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KHUONG B. NGUYEN
Entomology & Nematology Department
University of Florida
This document reports the Taxonomic status , Diagnostic characters and how to identify nematodes in the genera Steinernema,Neosteinernema, and Heterorhabditis.
All described species of the genera Steinernema, Neosteinernema
, and Heterorhabditis were reported and updated frequently, if you know
any described species not reported here, please email me (Email to:kbn@ufl.edu ), I will add them in
as soon as I can.
Some SEM photographs of Steinernema,
Neosteinernema and Heterorhabditis :
A-C: Female heads: A. Steinernema glaseri, B. Neosteinernema , C.
Heterorhabditis, hermaphrodite.
D-G: Male structures: D. Posterior region of Steinernema with papillae,
E. Spicule and gubernaculum of
Neosteinernema, F. Spicule of Steinernema, G. Spicule of Heterorhabditis.
H-J: Heads of infective
juvenile: H. Steinernema scapterisci, I. Neosteinernema
longicurvicauda, J. Heterorhabditis bacteriophora
NEW PUBLICATIONS (online)
SEM
and systematic studies of S. abbasi & S. riobrave
Steinernema
guangdongense
GENUS STEINERNEMA
Species names
and authorities
How to rear nematode in Galleria
Morphological slide show
Life cycle of Steinernema
Molecular diagnosis & data
Steinernema spp.
Species identification + SEM
GENUS HETERORHABDITIS
A cocroach parasitized by Steinernema scapterisci
Heterorhabditis spp.
Species identification
GENUS NEOSTEINERNEMA
Neosteinernema longicurvicauda
PHOTOGRAPHS AND ILLUSTRATIONS
RELATED WEBSITES
Where
you can buy the nematodes
Nematodes for
biological control of insects
Neosteinernema females emerged from termites
Spicules and gubernaculum of Steinernema intermedium
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Last updated 31 March 2005
This document was constructed and is maintained by KHUONG B. NGUYEN
Entomology & Nematology Department
University of Florida
All constructive comments are
welcome, please Email to:kbn@ifas.ufl.edu
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