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Nematode Collection Database
U.S. Department of Agriculture

Entry Number: 2957

Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (Type)
Nematode
Helicotylenchus microcephalus
Host
Elaeis quineensis (Palm (Oil Palm)) in/on Soil
Origin
Nigeria Benin Province
Collector
F. E. Caveness via S. A. Sher
Date Collected
1960 Jun 30
Date Received
1966 Feb 10
Slides
T-445p & T-446p (Paratypes)
Author
S. A. Sher
Reference
Nematologica (1966) 12 (1): 1-56.