OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY
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| Title | Paleochordodes protus n.g., n.sp (Nematomorpha, Chordodidae), parasites of a fossil cockroach, with a critical examination of other fossil hairworms and helminths of extant cockroaches (Insecta : Blattaria) |
| Publication Type | Journal Article |
| Year of Publication | 1999 |
| Authors | Poinar, GO |
| Journal | Invertebrate Biology |
| Volume | 118 |
| Pagination | 109-115 |
| Type of Article | Journal Article |
| ISSN | 1077-8306 |
| Abstract | Two hairworm parasites of a cockroach in Dominican amber (15-45 mya) are described as Paleochordodes protus n.g., n.sp. (Nematomorpha, Chordodidae) and represent the first unequivocal record of fossil nematomorphs. Previous reports of putative nematomorphs are discussed and shown to be tentative at best. A critical examination of supposed mermithid nematode infections of cockroaches concludes that none of these can, at present, be confirmed. |
| URL | <Go to ISI>://WOS:000081009800004 |
| DOI | 10.2307/3227053 |