Author | Anderson, R.V. & Mulvey, R.H. |
Year | 1979 |
Title | Plant Parasitic Nematodes in Canada |
Type | Book/Report |
Source | 158pp, Entomological Society of Canada |
Illustrations | Half-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 Preparation | Specimens killed by gentle heat (p16), fixed in 2-4% formalin and mounted in glycerol or lactophenol |
Identification difficulty | A 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 url | www.esc-sec.ca/aafcmono.html |
Notes & Purpose | Status | Taxon | English | Classification |
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For identification | Current | NEMATODA | roundworms, eelworms or nematodes | Animalia |
Current | TRACHEOPHYTA | vascular plants | Plantae |
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