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Nematode Collection Database
U.S. Department of Agriculture

Entry Number: 36962

Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (General)
Nematode
Not a nematode (Nematomorpha: Paragordius varius)
Host
(mosquito)
Origin
USA Virginia Penn Laird
Date Collected
1923 Jul 12
Slides
G-17148
Remarks
Found on sidewalk. (part of Steiner's Mermithid Collection)