Morphological review
The following subjects will be taught:
Identification of nematodes to genus:
Nematodes
in the orders: Tylenchida
Rhabditida
Dorylaimida
Important genera
in the orders:
Araeolaimida
Chromadorida
Enoplida
Monhysterida
Desmoscolecida
Identification to species:
Some plant parasitic nematodes
Some nematodes in Rhabditida
How to recognize and describe
a new genus or new species:
Students will be taught how to recognize a new nematode
and the process of description and publication.
Materials:
Nematode samples collected by students,
samples from Extension lab of the department, and from DPI Nematology are
used for this course.
Final test:
In the last week of the course,
students
will collect a number of samples from different
habitats, extract nematodes and try to identify all nematodes that they
have learned from the course . m
