AuthorAnderson, R.V. & Mulvey, R.H.
Year1979
TitlePlant Parasitic Nematodes in Canada
TypeBook/Report
Source158pp, Entomological Society of Canada
IllustrationsHalf-tone photographs at the back
Review (by Malcolm Storey)

Part 1: "An illustrated key to the genera" can be downloaded from the Entomological Society of Canada’s website.

The key refers to the photographs which illustrate most alternatives.

Examine Compound Microscope ( Stereo Microscope is also useful)
Specimen PreparationSpecimens killed by gentle heat (p16), fixed in 2-4% formalin and mounted in glycerol or lactophenol
Identification difficultyA good microscope with at least phase contrast and probably differential interference contrast (DIC) is needed to make out minute structural details of hyaline tissues.
Website urlwww.esc-sec.ca/aafcmono.html

Notes & PurposeStatusTaxonEnglishClassification
For identificationCurrentNEMATODAroundworms, eelworms or nematodesAnimalia
CurrentTRACHEOPHYTAvascular plantsPlantae
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