Scientists have identified a brand-new species of worm living in the Great Salt Lake, marking only the third known animal group able to survive its extreme salinity. The species, named ...

Researchers have discovered a new species in the Great Salt Lake, offering scientists a new tool for monitoring environmental ...

Did you know that four out of every five animals are nematodes? But what is a nematode? This animal predates the dinosaurs ...

For many years, scientists believed that life in Utah’s Great Salt Lake was extremely limited. Its caustic, hyper-saline ...

Scientists have identified a previously unknown microscopic roundworm living in Utah's Great Salt Lake. Nematode, formally named Diplolaimelloides woaabi, joins brine shrimp and brine flies as the ...

Nematodes shape crop health as hidden pests and powerful allies—learn how understanding both supports sustainable agriculture ...

Nematode taxonomy and phylogenetics are undergoing a substantial transformation as classical morphological techniques are now routinely complemented by molecular analyses. This integrative approach ...

The genome of Pristionchus pacificus and the evolution of parasitism / Ralf J. Sommer and Akira Ogawa -- Life-history plasticity and responses to host defence / Mark Viney -- The complex armory of ...

New research shows that parasitic nematodes, responsible for infecting more than a billion people globally, carry viruses that may solve the puzzle of why some cause serious diseases. The findings are ...

Figure 1: Photomicrographs of the Pratylenchus spp. identified in New Zealand maize fields;A- heat-killed female of Morphospecies 1 (slightly ventrally curved); B- heat-killed female ofMorphospecies 2 ...

A photo of a cyst nematode's head viewed through a high-power microscope shows its esophageal glands, which produce effectors it uses to infect host plants. The image was digitally edited to highlight ...