Abstract
Contents: Introduction – Synonymy – Distribution – Description – Life Cycle and Biology – Hosts – Medical Importance – Economic Importance – Management – Selected References.
Also published on the Featured Creatures website at
http://entnemdept.ufl.edu/Creatures/NEMATODE/Pseudoterranova_decipiens_sealworm_nematode.htm
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