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Nematology is the scientific discipline concerned with the study of nematodes.

This subreddit functions as a place to discuss past, present, and future nematological research and methods, as well as a community and gathering place for casual discussion with workers in the field of nematology.

Also tweeting at https://twitter.com/Nematology

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Nematology is the scientific discipline concerned with the study of nematodes.

This subreddit functions as a place to discuss past, present, and future nematological research and methods, as well as a community and gathering place for casual discussion with workers in the field of nematology.

Also tweeting @Nematology

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I need help

I am student and need some images of nematode infested crops in particularly temperate regions, I have tried looking for it but was unsuccessful. Can anyone please help me??

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2024/11/02
02:39 UTC

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Freshwater Wetland Worm Identification (I think its an Oligochaete)

Hello!

I am an entomologist working with collaborators on wetland restoration work. I am interested in cataloging the various microbes and invertebrates in the wetland we are working on and have been collecting water and sediment samples from the wetland. I've been viewing them and recording images and video of the various organisms present. I've found a diverse array of organisms almost all of which I have been able to identify. However, this one worm has stumped me. I consulted with a nematologist in our department who has never seen anything like it. I've found many oligochaete worms in my samples, but I can't find anything online that looks and acts like this does. I initially thought it might be a tubifex worm given that it appears to have hemoglobin. However, I can't find any examples of oligochaetes with the long chaete it has, which it flaps like wings. If anyone has any ideas it would be very helpful. Thanks much!

Mystery Worm

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2024/10/28
17:43 UTC

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Help Needed with Nematode Identification for Thesis

Hi everyone! I'm from Philippines, I'm working on my thesis, and I’ve come across nematodes in some vegetable samples that I’m studying. I’m hoping to identify them accurately, but I could really use some help from someone experienced in nematode identification. Does anyone know of experts that might assist with this kind of identification? Any tips or advice would also be hugely appreciated! Thanks so much in advance!

3 Comments
2024/10/28
02:39 UTC

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Help Identifying Nematode

Can anyone help me try to identify this nematode? We found it doing an unrelated experiment but I was just curious what it was. This was found in a wet slide made from a magnolia leaf dyed with methylene blue, the magnolia leaf was sourced in Georgia a little southeast of Atlanta. I believe this magnification was 1000X if that is helpful at all. I apologize the picture isn't any better, I wasn't the one to take it.

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2024/10/17
16:22 UTC

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Need references

Is there any free online references for identification the plant parasitic nematodes microscopically

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2024/10/04
23:55 UTC

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Plant parasite?

Would you agree with my assessment that this nematode lacks a stylet thus is not a plant parasite?

2 Comments
2024/08/28
06:43 UTC

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What is it?

Found in Fiji

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2024/05/23
07:51 UTC

2

quick question

Hello, I have some rat tailed maggots that have some strange, wormlike things that can move coming out of their butts. Are there nematodes that can parasitize these bugs?

1 Comment
2024/05/20
02:46 UTC

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Urgently need help identifying nematodes

Are there any nematologists/ nematology expert who can help me in identifying nematodes to their genus level from photos? I need help for my thesis

3 Comments
2024/04/26
10:26 UTC

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I’m not sure if what I have here is a nematode or something else(microscope video)

I thought this was the right place to ask, I’m trying to figure out what exactly I have in my springtail culture. Any help is much appreciated! Thanks!

1 Comment
2024/04/10
05:58 UTC

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Saw this worm in my house, think it’s some kind of parasite. ID?

Not sure what kind of animal this could’ve come from! Plz help!!

1 Comment
2024/04/07
22:39 UTC

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FW nematode ID?

I've got a bucket with some mosquito larvae that I've been using for live feeding my aquarium - and I netted this little fella. Video is shot at 10-30x with some zoom when editing. Size approximately 3mm and found in Charleston, SC.

I'm sure there are a wide variety of possibilities but any clue on possible ID?

1 Comment
2024/03/20
15:09 UTC

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Identification

Hi everyone, would really appreciate any ID for this little guy. Bioactive vivarium UK on an Australian Tree fern panel. Struggling to get a match online.

1 Comment
2024/02/06
17:20 UTC

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Nematode extraction

I recently played out some rotten onions onto potato dextrose agar and I noticed that the plate is crawling with nematodes, alongside the fungal growths. What is the best way to extract the nematodes from the plate?

The picture is the plate with the nematodes

6 Comments
2024/01/25
19:58 UTC

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Microscope to spot nematode eggs?

Hi there! I am a snail keeper, and have had to deal with my snails getting infested with nematodes in the past. Does anyone have affordable microscope recommendations so I can spot potential infestations within my snails? Just now is the second time within 3 years of my snails getting infested, and sending fecal samples to laboratories is pretty pricey when you have to keep track of 8 snails :(

I appreciate any help!

5 Comments
2024/01/19
00:06 UTC

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1080p 50x zoom, help identify!

Substrate is rockwool with a mineral based fertilizer. Temps range between 68°F and 72°F at a pH of 6.2-6.8.

Subject in the video seems to be correlated to root damage. I could not identify a sucking probiscus, but abrasions and infections dot the root system.

Interestingly, the main subject here is slow and large (2-4 mm long), but the last minute shows a much smaller (0.5-1 mm) much FASTER zoomie tode.

Challenge is on! Who dis be?

4 Comments
2023/12/23
21:13 UTC

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Can anyone tell if this low-fi Float Test sample may contain nematodes/larvae, or do they not look/behave like this? Microscope 2000x

1 Comment
2023/12/16
09:48 UTC

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What is this worm?

0 Comments
2023/10/06
08:17 UTC

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Necator Americanus

What traits does natural selection select for in N. americanus (or hookworms in general)

Online sources if possible

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2023/08/14
12:06 UTC

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Found in my daughter’s biosphere. Any info would be appreciated!

1 Comment
2023/05/22
15:44 UTC

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does anyone know what kind of nematodes these might be ? (south florida)

2 Comments
2023/05/10
14:45 UTC

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Scolex of a Taenia tapeworm

1 Comment
2023/04/22
16:43 UTC

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