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hairworm worm of the phylum Nematomorpha .

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Synopsis and identification of North American hairworms (Gordioidea: Nematomorpha).
Magazine article from: Journal of the Tennessee Academy of Science; 1/1/2004; ; 700+ words ; ...taxonomic characters of North American hairworms (Gordioidea: Nematomorpha) and presents a key based on adult morphological characters...Hairworms, or Gordioidea, are fresh water members of the Phylum Nematomorpha. These enigmatic organisms, which stand apart from other...
Parasite-mediated allochthonous input: do hairworms enhance subsidized predation of stream salmonids on crickets?(NOTE)(Report)
Magazine article from: Canadian Journal of Zoology; 3/1/2008; ; 700+ words ; ...host behaviour, crickets infected by mature hairworms (Nematomorpha) seek and jump into water when the worms reach the free...parasite, les grillons infectes par des vers gordiens (Nematomorpha) matures recherchent "eau et s'y precipitent lorsque...
A new look at the ventral nerve centre of Sagitta : implications for the phylogenetic position of Chaetognatha (arrow worms) and the evolution of the bilaterian nervous system.(Research)
Magazine article from: Frontiers in Zoology; 5/18/2007; ; 700+ words ; ...major coelomate groups. Halanych [42] (18S rDNA) suggested a chaetognath-nematode relationship but did not include Nematomorpha and Gastrotricha into his analysis. He recognised long-branch attraction as a possible source of error but tried to minimise...
AUSTRALIAN WATER BUGS. THEIR BIOLOGY AND IDENTIFICATION (HEMIPTERA-HETEROPTERA, GERROMORPHA & NEPOMORPHA)
Magazine article from: European Journal of Entomology; 1/1/2004; ; 700+ words ; ...addition to the parasites described in the text, microsporidians (e.g., Tonka & Weiser, 2000) and larvae of Nematomorpha that live in the body cavity (e.g., Krajewski, 1969) there are other relatively common parasites of true water bugs...
Hidden in plain sight: The ecology and physiology of organismal transparency.
Magazine article from: The Biological Bulletin; 12/1/2001; ; 700+ words ; ...infaunal or endoparasitic species, in which transparency could not have any optic al function (e.g., Echiura, Sipuncula, Nematomorpha), are not covered. Eight phyla--Porifera, Nematoda, Pogonophora, Onycophora, Brachiopoda, Bryozoa, Platyhelminthes...
Research on cysts detailed by B. Hanelt and co-authors.
Newspaper article from: Biotech Week; 4/8/2009; 574 words ; ...Hanelt and colleagues published their study in the Journal of Parasitology (Hyperparasitism by Paragordius varius (Nematomorpha: Gordiida) Larva of Monostome Redia (Trematoda: Digenea). Journal of Parasitology, 2009;95(1):242-243...
New ecotoxicology study results from C.L. Achiorno et al described.(Report)
Newspaper article from: Ecology, Environment & Conservation; 7/10/2009; 700+ words ; ...colleagues published their study in Ecotoxicology (Sensitivity of preparasitic stages of Chordodes nobilii (Gordiida, Nematomorpha) to malathion. Ecotoxicology, 2009;18(5):594-599). For additional information, contact L. Ferrari, National...
Pennak's Freshwater Invertebrates of the United States: Porifera to Crustacea
Magazine article from: Northeastern Naturalist; 1/1/2002; ; 388 words ; ...Chapters include the Porifera, Cividaria, Platyhelminthes, Rotifers, Nemertea, Gastrotricha, Tardigrada, Nematoda, Nematomorpha, Annelida, Entoprocta, Ectoprocta, Mollusca, Arachnids, an introduction to the Crustacea, Phyllopodous Branchiopoda...

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