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Nematode Collection Database
U.S. Department of Agriculture
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Entry Number: 425

Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (Type)
Nematode
Gastromermis plumosus
Host
Chironomus plumosus (Midge) in/on Larval hemocoel
Origin
USA Minnesota Benthic marl mud of Lake Itasca, Clearwater Co.
Collector
Arthur A. Johnson (Hendrix College, AR)
Date Collected
1969 (summer)
Date Received
1988 Apr 22
Vials
T-13t (Holotype-male & Paratype-female), T-304p & T-305p (Paratypes)
Author
Arthur A. Johnson & William R. Bowen
Reference
Transactions of the American Microscopical Society (1990) 109 (1): 74-84.
Remarks
Site of infection: fourth-instar hemocoel of host larva. Specimens in vial fixed in TAF & stored in 2 parts glycerol to 3 parts 70% EtOH. To view specimens, pour contents in a small, lint free finger bowl. To mount on slides, allow some solution to evaporate overnight.