Description and development of Gastromermis anisotis sp. n. (Nematoda: Mermithidae), a parasite in a quadritrophic system involving a cyanobacterium, midge and virus
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Titel:
Description and development of Gastromermis anisotis sp. n. (Nematoda: Mermithidae), a parasite in a quadritrophic system involving a cyanobacterium, midge and virus
Beteiligte:
Poinar, Roberta;
Poinar, George
Erschienen:
Brill, 2003
Erschienen in:
Nematology, 5 (2003) 3, Seite 325-338
Beschreibung:
<jats:sec><jats:title>Abstract</jats:title><jats:p>This paper reports the results of a 25 year study on an obligate quadritrophic system involving a midge, Cricotopus nostocicola (Diptera: Chironomidae), its cyanobacterial food source, Nostoc parmeliodes (Nostocales), a new species of nematode parasite of the midge, Gastromermis anisotis sp. n. (Mermithidae), and a virus infecting the nematode. Occurring in a mountain stream in California, the components of this system are adapted for survival at temperatures just above freezing (4-8°C). Developmental studies of the nematode include mating, oviposition, egg hatch, host penetration, parasitic development, free-living habits, spermatogenesis, platelet structure, and virus infection. Rates of parasitism varied between 5-42% over the 25 year period. The nematode was considered to be the most significant biological control agent of Cricotopus populations in the stream.</jats:p>
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